Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations最新文献

The EU-Turkey refugee deal of autumn 2015 as a two-level game 2015年秋季的欧盟-土耳其难民协议是一场两级博弈

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-04-26 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.05055

T. Krumm

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引用次数: 2

Trading Places: How Turkey Can Join the Rich, Using Trade Policy 贸易场所:土耳其如何利用贸易政策加入富国行列

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-04-26 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.14121

Bilge Gursoy, Kaan Diyarbakirlioğlu

引用次数: 1

Samtskhe-Javakheti Region: A Neglected Keypoint for European Security of Energy Supply? Samtskhe-Javakheti地区:欧洲能源供应安全的一个被忽视的关键点?

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-04-26 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.76361

Utku Yapici

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引用次数: 0

The ILO’s Safety and Health in Mines Convention: Reframing the Scope of Obligations for a Sustainable World 劳工组织的《矿山安全与健康公约:重建可持续世界的义务范围》

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-04-26 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.27139

Jeffrey Hilgert

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引用次数: 1

U.S.-Turkey Relationship and Syrian Crisis 美土关系与叙利亚危机

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-04-26 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.04576

Tufail Ahmad Peerzada

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引用次数: 4

Globalization, Terrorism and the State 全球化、恐怖主义和国家

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-01-11 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.34992

Sertif Demir, A. Varlık

引用次数: 7

Contentious Politics in Iran: Factions, Foreign Policy and the Nuclear Deal 伊朗有争议的政治:派系、外交政策和核协议

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-01-11 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.08102

S. Kaya, Zeynep Şartepe

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引用次数: 1

Deconstructing the Neoliberal Character of the European Union: A Major Source of Leftist Dissent Over the EU in Turkish Civil Society 解构欧盟的新自由主义特征:土耳其公民社会左翼对欧盟持不同意见的主要来源

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-01-11 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.04639

Can Büyükbay

引用次数: 1

Sino-Turkish Strategic Economic Relationship in New Era 新时期的中土战略经济关系

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-01-11 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.89529

Zhiqiang Zou

引用次数: 2

2010 Labour Party Leadership Election 2010年工党领袖选举

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2016-01-11 DOI: 10.21599/ATJIR.20754

Sureyya Yigit

引用次数: 0