Re-thinking Turkish foreign policy in the Western Balkans
Mercredi 06 Novembre 2019 - Jeudi 07 Novembre 2019
de 09:00 à 14:00
Débats
Interventions à l'extérieur
Virtuel
With this meeting, we aim to address the following issues:
- Analysis of the implementation of TFP in Balkans & implications for German-French and overall EU approach to Turkey.
- Turkish cultural and development aid (TİKA)
- The religious dimension of TFP in the Balkans under the shadows of neo-Ottomanism, Islamism, Gülenism, and anti-Gülenism
- Is neo-Ottomanism over?
- Turkey’s role in post-Dayton Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Turkish role in Kosovo, Albania, Serbia (and Sandzak), North Macedonia and Montenegro
- Outlining foreign policy risks and opportunities for the peace, stability, and welfare of the region.
- Analysis of main economic dimensions of foreign policy issues.
- Turkish investments and trade
- Energy projects
- EU Connectivity Agenda & Belt and Road Initiative
- EU Enlargement policies and fostering of practical cooperation (Berlin Process/Connectivity Agenda, new French Western Balkans Strategy etc) and the Balkans.
- Turkey and other third actors’ influences in the Balkans (Russia, Gulf States, China)
- Refugee crisis, challenges to European migration regime, and their implications for the countries of the region.
- Developing a joint German-French approach to Turkish policies in Balkans. Chances for joint EU-Turkey initiatives.