Twelfth Edition, 2014 - Nilgün Arisan Eralp, "The Outlook for EU-Turkey Relations"

In this brief the author assesses the current state of Turkey – EU relations over fifty years after the signing of the Ankara agreement of 1963 which established the legal basis for Turkey’s relations with the EU. In particular, the author analyses the status of Turkey’s EU accession negotiations from both a Turkish and EU perspective. Outlining both positive recent developments and potential stumbling blocks in Turkey’s bid for accession; the author outlines potential paths for more mutually beneficial engagement.

Eleventh Edition, 2013 - Bozkurt Aran, "Global partnership quests: new contentious dynamics in trade and prospects for Turkey in an age of TPP and TTIP"

The brief looks at how the necessity to maintain and develop the current trading system has led to new quests, namely the Transpacific partnership (TPP) and the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). How Turkey will position itself vis-a- vis the new era of TPP and TTIP is crucial for its continued economic development.

Tenth Edition, 2013 - Eduard Soler i Lecha, "Spain and Turkey: can relations further widen and deepen?"

This policy brief evaluates the evolution of Spain - Turkey relations and assesses the potential for a broader engagement between the two countries in the future.

Ninth Edition, 2013 - Mesut Ozcan, "Turkey's Policy towards the Middle East and North Africa after the Arab Spring"

This policy brief evaluates Turkish foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of recent revolutionary events in the region.

Eighth Edition, 2013 - Jean Marcou, "Turkey's Foreign Policy: Shifting Back to the West after a Drift to the East?"

This policy brief details how the AKP's rise to power in Turkey brought about a significant shift in foreign policy, but this shift has most likely been wrongly appraised.

Seventh Edition, 2012 - Paulo Gorjão, "Portugal and Turkey: An Increasingly Substantive Relationship"

This policy brief argues that the deepening political and economic relations between Portugal and Turkey means that the bilateral relationship between these two countries is likely to gain increasing substance in the coming years.

Sixth Edition, 2012 - Bülent Aras, "Turkey's Mediation and Friends of Mediation Initiative"

This policy brief critically examines a new area of activism in Turkey's foreign policy agenda, namely, Turkey's rise as a mediator in regional and international crises zones.

Fifth Edition, 2012 - Saban Kardas, "From zero problems to leading the change: making sense of transformation in Turkey's regional policy"

This policy brief engages the ongoing debate among political analysts who question the course of Turkish foreign policy and raise the provocative question of whether Ankara's ambitious "zero problems with neighbors" policy has failed.

Fourth Edition, 2012 - Joshua W. Walker, "The Spirit of the Truman Doctrine: 65 Years of Strategic Partnership between the United States and Turkey"

In this policy brief, the author argues that revitalization of a six decades old alliance that has primarily relied on converged geostrategic realities and a partnership of mutual visions and shared values is the preferred outcome in U.S.-Turkey relations.

Third Edition, 2012 - Ahmet Davutoğlu, "Principles of Turkish Foreign Policy and Regional Policy Structuring"

This policy brief elaborates the principles of Turkey's foreign policy as the country responds to the regional political transformation. The brief argues that Turkey sees the regional transformation as a natural process and works to devise suitable policies to cope with the challenges.

Second Edition, 2012 - Mehmet Görmez, "Religion and Secularism in the Modern World: a Turkish Perspective"

This policy brief presents an alternative perspective on the relationship between religion and politics. The author argues that the Muslim world, which is going through a process of evaluating its own age, manifests different forms of secularism, though in an unconventional sense.

First Edition, 2012 - Günter Verheugen, "Meeting the Geopolitical Challenges of the Arab Spring: A Call for a joint EU-Turkish Agenda"

This policy brief discusses the potential for cooperation between Turkey and the EU in the countries that are going through political transformation in the Middle East and North Africa.