February 2012 ~ İBG Blog

Dramatic History of Europe and the Emergence of the European Union

Brief History of the European Union

Monday, February 13, 2012

Yesterday and Today in the European Union: The First Enlargement of the European Communities

8:49 PM Enlargement, enlargement of european union, european studies, European Union, first enlargement of European Communities, integration, integration of europe, partnership, united states of europe

Introduction This article focus on European Communities. Firstly, it tries to explain the beginnings of integration after Second World War. After that, it give information about European Communities such as European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and European Economic Community (EEC). Finally, I analyzes the first enlargement of European Communities. In addition, it gives some information about establishment of the European Union....

Turkey - Pakistan Relations: A Deep Bond of Brotherhood

1:36 PM foreign policy analysis, foreign relations of pakistan, foreign relations of turkey, pakistan, pakitan-turkey, Turkey, turkey pakistan relations

Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of percentage of population after Indonesia, and its status as a declared nuclear power, being the only Islamic nation to have that status, plays a part in its international role. Moreover, she is the 27th largest in the world in terms of PPP and the 45th largest in nominal terms. The economy of Pakistan is South Asia's second largest economy; representing about 15 percent of regional GDP....

İsa Burak Gonca graduated from the Department of International Relations of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the Eastern Mediterranean University of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the Masters Program in Political Science and International Relations of the Institute of Social Sciences of Yeditepe University. He is now a PhD Candidate in the Field of the International Relations of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Suleyman Demirel University. He is currently doing his PhD studies on China's energy security and geoeconomic interests in Central Asia.