Diplomatik Gözlem

WHAT IS SARKOZY’S PROBLEM?

One needs to answer a question to analyse Sarkozy’s policy on Turkey

Turkey and France are two countries which enjoy strong historical relations. Although the countries do not share a border, relations between them are closer and more intensive than between most neighbours. Perhaps bilateral ties have never been seamless in any period in the past, but a certain quality wa...

17.02.2012

WHAT HAS SARKOZY GAINED?

The “denial law” over the events of 1915 is meaningless

Nicolas Sarkozy has tied his hopes for re-election to the Armenian diaspora. That is why he has passed this strange law. Although the legislation might be strange in itself, it will only be a very small detail of Sarkozy’s extremely strange political carrier. This is not the issue. The real issue is far more strange....

17.02.2012

THE SUN RISES FROM THE EAST

Asian economies grow despite the crisis

While Europe and America suffer from the crisis, Asia has entered a bright period. China comes top and is followed by rising India. The axis of the world economy is shifting. Perhaps not every development in Asia is equally happy and hopeful. However, as a source of fertility and wealth, Asia faces the future with confidence.

ARE ALL CULTURES OF EQUAL VALUE? ARE THEY NOT? DOES IT MATTER?

“You are taking us back to the time of European ideology which created the Nazi regime and concentration camps”

The French Minister of the Interior Claude Gueant has claimed that “not all cultures are of equal value”. According to him there should be an hierarchical ordering of cultures. In reaction, opposition member of parliament Serge Letchimy likened the idea to the N...

16.02.2012

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Tensions gradually rising in world politics

Balances in world politics are under increasing strain. The global conjecture is not sustainable. There are far too many regional, ethnic and religious conflicts around the world. Most regions experience inequality, injustice and despair. It is not only the movement of capital and trade that has become globalised. Anger, reactio...

16.02.2012

FAMINE AT THE DOOR AGAIN…

Millions of people once more facing death in Africa!

Estimates place the number of African at risk at between nine and 13 million. The heavy humanitarian catastrophe of last year might repeat itself this year in far worse form. Severe draught threatens millions of people.

According to United Nations data, six million people live just above the death line in Mauritan...

16.02.2012

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN?

-Whatever happened in 1915, was the Republic of Turkey founded then?

No!

-Did the events of 1915 take place in France?

No!

-Did France have historical or legal responsibility in the events of 1915?

No!

-Does France have the authority by international law to pass judgment and legislation regarding Turkey due to events of the Ottoman era?

WILL MERKEL’S PLAN WORK?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that Europe will emerge stronger than before from the debt crisis. Merkel thinks that the efforts to overcome the crisis will contribute to Europe’s integration and deepening. In any case, Berlin’s top priority is maintaining the stability of the Euro.

Merkel thinks the European Union needs further political integration. If greater...

16.02.2012

CAN THE EMBARGO PASS THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ?

Following the European Union’s decision to enforce an embargo on oil imports in Iran after the 1^st of July 2012, the Strait of Hormuz seems set to be one of the most talked about locations. Following the EU’s announcement that it will gradually stop oil imports from Iran and partially freeze Iranian assets within the EU in order to prevent the flow of funds to Iran’s...

16.02.2012

GERMAN-CHINESE LINE

The visit paid by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to China during February 1-4 ended with the messages suggesting that China was willing to contribute to the financial aid mechanisms implemented by the EU for the indebted countries and that the visit was a significant step towards the improvement of the bilateral relations, mainly the economic relations.

The world was bew...

14.02.2012

OH SARKOZY!

The damage done to France by Nicolas Sarkozy is difficult to repair

Nicolas Sarkozy, just like many other French politicians unsurprisingly played the Armenian trump in the face of approaching elections. What has Sarkozy thereby gained? What was his performance good for?

This law produced by Sarkozy will perhaps be the worst mark to be left by Sarkozy near the end ...

07.02.2012

WHAT HAPPENED IN BOSNIA AND SARKOZY’S OPINION

What does Nicolas Sarkozy think about genocide in Bosnia?

Could it be that we are unfair towards Sarkozy in Turkey? Is it possible that Sarkozy is genuinely sensitive and honest about the past? Perhaps Sarkozy is not what he looks like. It could be that there is a sensible and reasonable explanation behind his actions.

Could it be possible for Sarkozy, who deported ...

07.02.2012

OH LA LA MONSIEUR SARKOZY…

Where free thinking was murdered, there should be a statue of Sarkozy

It is very late now, too late. If thinking is banned once, the critical threshold is passed. Once the mind has been covered, thought stops. A reversal has begun in the climate of freedom that is the European Union and in the lands of the French Revolution. The small man who rang the bells signalling th...

07.02.2012

LOOK OUT! PLEASE BE CAREFUL

Certain points in this article may constitute a crime under French law. Please consult with your attorney.

If you are reading this article on the plane, please check that you are not in French airspace. If you are on a ship and headed towards French waters or if you are approaching the French border by land, be careful: you may be committing a crime shortly and may be arr...

07.02.2012

GERMANY DOES NOT SEE ITSELF AS A SAVIOUR

“Berlin cannot by itself save all members of the Union”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland and made statements showing why one should be cautious, anxious and pessimistic regarding 2012. She said “Should Germany make promises to all European countries that it cannot keep, then Europe will become open to assaul...

07.02.2012