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Turkey: Dutch Students Visit ISRO
Today, August 26, 23 students from the Leiden University, political science and international releations department in the Netherlands visited the International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO), an Ankara-based think-tank. A round table discussion between the ISRO staff and the visiting students was held. During this meeting the following topics were discussed:
•Multlculturalism in Europe
•Recent developments in the Middle East
•The role of the USA in the democratization process of the Middle East
•EU policies and EU-Turkey relations
•Human rights issue in Turkey
•Turkish domestic policies
During the presentations the head of ISRO Center for International Security, Terrorism and Ethnic Conflict Studies, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İhsan Bal, talked about the impact of the latest developments in the Middle East on international security. He also commented on the US Administrations view of democracy in world politics. ‘The concept of democracy can not be imported to another region without first improving the society’s social and economic infrastructure’, he noted.
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