Bu çalışmada Avrupa Birliği’nin Ortadoğu’ya olan ilgisi ve bu bağlamda
Filistin-İsrail meselesine yaklaşımı incelenmektedir. Avrupa Birliği’nin
kuruluşuna kısaca değinildikten sonra dış politika konusunda yapmış
olduğu çalışmalar ele alınacaktır. AB’nin genişleme sürecinden sonra
komşuları ile güçlü ilişkiler kurmak için oluşturduğu Avrupa Komşuluk
Politikası birimi ile sınırları dışındaki bölgelere olan ilgisi artmış, Filistinİsrail
çatışmasında ortak bir dış politika belirleme çabasında olmuştur.
AB kendisi için siyasi, stratejik ve ekonomik nedenlerden dolayı daima
önemli bir bölge olarak gördüğü Ortadoğu ve özelde Filistin konusunda
özel politikalar geliştirmiştir. Son zamanlarda Avrupa Birliği üye ülkeleri
Filistin’i devlet olarak tanımayı gündemlerine aldı. Bu çerçevede makalede
Avrupa Birliği’nin Filistin politikasının ekonomik ve siyasi yaklaşımları
ortaya konulacaktır. | In this article, the question of how the EU is established and what kind
of studies the EU undertook concerning foreign policy so far, is briefly
discussed. The interest of the European Union in the Middle East is
examined regarding the approach of the Palestinian - Israeli conflict.
After the enlargement process, the EU has increased its interest in
areas outside the borders of the EU Neighborhood Policy in order to
build strong relationships with its neighbors and made efforts to define
a common policy for the Palestine-Israel conflict. The EU developed
particular policies for the Palestinian issue and the Middle East that
are sprung from political, strategic and economic reasons. Recently,
some EU member states put the recognition of the state of Palestine on
their agenda. In this context, the EU’s approach toward the historical
process of Palestine and the Palestinian issue is explored in this article.
Topic:
Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, European Union, and Conflict
Political Geography:
Europe, Turkey, Middle East, Israel, and Palestine
Unidad de investigación sobre seguridad y cooperación (UNISCI)
Abstract:
Security relations with the US have been critical for Turkey. Cold War strategic imperatives dictated typical bandwagoning policies, although
disagreements and frictions were present at times. In the 2000s, a combination of domestic developments and rapidly changing regional security
patterns has resulted in a more assertive Turkish regional security policy, which for many represents a departure from traditional Kemalist principles.
This article attempts to assess the current course of Turkish regional security engagement and the extent to which relations between the USA and
Turkey are subject to major change. The analytical context accounts for the impact of domestic, regional and global levels. The empirical focus is on
Turkey’s involvement in the Syrian sectarian conflict and on the trajectory of the bilateral relations with Israel.
Topic:
Security, Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, and Conflict
Political Geography:
Turkey, Middle East, Israel, Syria, United States of America, and Mediterranean
Development organisations face numerous challenges in the context of violent conflict. Development cooperation has to be sensitive to conflict in order to be effective and do no harm. PCIA as developed by Kenneth Bush is one approach among others to ensure conflict sensitivity for development and peacebuilding efforts. This working paper applies Bush’s concept of PCIA to the Palestinian case in order to analyse benefits, limitations and potential improvements of his approach. His specific method will be discussed critically based on a literature review and expert interviews conducted with practitioners from the most relevant state and multilateral development agencies. Considering the specific challenges in the Palestinian context this study aims to contribute to the debate on conflict sensitive development cooperation. The analysis of the Palestinian case eventually should help to identify gaps and potential fields for future research.
Topic:
Security, Development, Conflict, Borders, Peace, and Territory