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SUMMARY:From Discord to Cooperation? Armenia and Turkey in the 21st Centur
 y - Dr Geoffrey Edwards (University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Dr Geoffrey Edwards
DESCRIPTION:2018 marks the centenary of the establishment of the Armenian 
 Republic\, recognised first by the\nOttoman Empire in May 1918. Over the c
 ourse of the last century Armenia has been on a challenging\npath towards 
 independence\, while Turkey was on the equally difficult quest to establis
 h a secular\,\ndemocratic state. In 1991\, once Armenia declared its indep
 endence from the Soviet Union\, Turkey\nonce again was among the first to 
 recognise the country. Yet\, for a number of reasons\, Turkey refused\nto 
 establish diplomatic relations with its new neighbour\, in part because of
  its unwillingness to\nrecognise the Armenian Genocide. The issue was comp
 licated further when Turkey sealed its border\nwith Armenia in response to
  the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1993.\nSi
 nce then the border has remained closed and the relations between the two 
 states have reached a\ndeadlock.\n\nAs Armenia prepares to celebrate hundr
 ed years of its first republic\, what are the prospects for the\nrelations
  between the two states a century on? The sealed border continues to have 
 a significant\neconomic\, political and social impact on the people of Tur
 key and Armenia. However\, attempts have\nbeen made by both countries to r
 esolve differences despite the political stalemate.\n\nThe forum\, hosted 
 by the European Centre @ POLIS\, will seek to address these issues of disc
 ord and\ncooperation between the two countries\, aiming to answer the foll
 owing questions:\n\n• What is the potential for the normalisation of Arm
 enian-Turkish relations?\n• What are the constraints that prevent the tw
 o states from opening the border and\nestablishing diplomatic relations?\n
 • How are the relations between Armenia and Turkey affected by Russia an
 d the European\nUnion?\n• And are there any possibilities for regional c
 ooperation whether at economic\, social or\npolitical levels?\n\nThe forum
  will be chaired by Dr Geoffrey Edwards\, deputy director of the European 
 Centre @ POLIS\,\nSenior Fellow and Emeritus Reader in European Studies.\n
 \nSpeakers:\n\n•Dr Ayşe Zarakol\, Reader in International Relations at 
 POLIS and Fellow at Emmanuel College\n\n•Thomas de Waal\, Senior fellow 
 with Carnegie Europe\n\n•Prof William Hale\, Emeritus Professor of Polit
 ics with Special Reference to Turkey\, SOAS University.\n\nRefreshments wi
 ll be served before 4.30pm and the event will be followed by a wine recept
 ion in the\nARB foyer. For more information please email Lusi at lm761@cam
 .ac.uk
LOCATION:SG1 Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge
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