Posted on Thu, August 18, 2011 at 00:55 am CEST
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Instant obsolescence of the Turkish model

With the Turkish lira in free-fall, Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks less like a prospective Ottoman caliph than a garden-variety Third World strongman… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Neo-Ottomanism • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, August 11, 2011 at 01:24 am CEST
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Curbing Tehran’s Nuclear Ambitions: Tightening the Economic Noose

Are sanctions capable of derailing Tehran’s nuclear drive? Some skeptics reject such measures altogether… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Economy • Human Rights • Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, August 10, 2011 at 21:24 pm CEST
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“Revolutionary wave has reached Israel”: Iranian media and Israel’s wave of social protests

Last week the Iranian media provided extensive coverage of the growing wave of social protests in Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Iran • Israel 
Posted on Mon, August 1, 2011 at 12:36 pm CEST
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Subsidy policy reform as seen by an Iranian citizen: housewife’s letter to Ahmadinejad

This week the conservative daily Khorasan published a letter sent by an Iranian housewife to President Ahmadinejad… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran 
Posted on Wed, July 27, 2011 at 22:00 pm CEST
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Tel Aviv: Young Israeli “tent city” protesters ape Arab Revolt

Two weeks ago, a motley group of youngish people set up a “tent city” in the high-end Tel Aviv Rothschild Boulevard to protest the… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Sat, July 23, 2011 at 21:45 pm CEST
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Fouad Ajami: A Genuine Arab Hero

Edward Said is treated like a guru and hero; Fouad Ajami isn’t… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Democracy • Economy • Egypt • Islamic Countries • Libya • Syria • Yemen 
Posted on Sat, July 23, 2011 at 19:27 pm CEST
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When will Egypt go broke?

With demonstrators back on Tahrir Square in Cairo, Western media outlets once again are focused on the demands of urban protesters… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Economy • Egypt • G8 • GCC 
Posted on Thu, July 21, 2011 at 23:32 pm CEST
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“Palestine,” The World’s Most Economically and Politically Coddled Entity

There are well over 200 NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza, and 30% of the GDP here comes from international aid… Continue reading

Topics: Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Sat, July 16, 2011 at 00:57 am CEST
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A Different Path: Assessing Turkey’s Foreign Policy in Latin America

Never before have Turkey and Latin America been closer than they are at present… Continue reading

Topics: Argentina • Brazil • Chile • Colombia • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, July 10, 2011 at 23:26 pm CEST
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The Muslim Brotherhood’s education, preaching, and social activity

The Muslim Brotherhood emerged first and foremost as a movement that embodies an Islamic mission whose goal is… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Global Jihad • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Fri, July 1, 2011 at 09:21 am CEST
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Tough Times Ahead in Search of Turkey’s New Soul

Polarizing the society over religious and cultural identities has been the power tactic of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) almost all along… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Islamism • Kurdish People • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, June 16, 2011 at 22:04 pm CEST
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Turkey’s Urbanization: The Secret Behind AKP’s Third Consecutive Electoral Success

At 12 June’s general election, Turkey’s governing Justice and Development party (AKP) pulled off a rare political hat trick… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Islamism • Kurdish People • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, June 15, 2011 at 14:01 pm CEST
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The Emptying of Yemen

For the first time in its exceedingly long history, Yemen now threatens the outside world… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Yemen 
Posted on Fri, June 3, 2011 at 00:57 am CEST
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Economy: Humpty Obumpty and the Arab Spring

Pay close attention to this article by the analytical artist who calls himself “Spengler.” He has been arguing… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt • G8 • Islamic Countries • Morocco • Syria • The Middle East • Tunisia • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 00:56 am CEST
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Turkey’s Economy: A Trump Card for the AKP in the June Elections

Less than a month from now, Turkish citizens will go to the polls to cast their votes in the Republic’s seventeenth general election… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 01:43 am CEST
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President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa Speech, May 19, 2011

Official release of President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa speech… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Maghreb • Palestinian Authority • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 21:18 pm CEST
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Israel’s New Neighbor Egypt: Radical Nationalist President; Islamist-Dominated Parliament

Amr Moussa, probably Egypt’s next president, has given a comprehensive picture of his views, a foretaste of the likely policies… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Islamism • Israel • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 20:34 pm CEST
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Israeli Natural Gas: A Game Changer

Energy has always been at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict, creating alliances and influencing the policies of allies and adversaries alike… Continue reading

Topics: Cyprus • Egypt • Energy • Greece • Israel 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 17:35 pm CEST
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PM Netanyahu’s Greeting for Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day

Today Israel celebrates 63 years of independence. We celebrate the rebirth of Jewish sovereignty, the restoration of our capacity for… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Israel • Jewish Life 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 00:29 am CEST
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Why The Palestinian Authority-Hamas Deal Is So Dangerous

The Fatah-Hamas decision to reconcile, form a joint Palestinian Authority (PA) government and hold elections seems to be a… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 at 23:14 pm CEST
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Muslim Brotherhood Makes Bid for Power

Remember when we were told that the Muslim Brotherhood was moderate and weak? Why it was so benign that the Brotherhood… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Wed, March 30, 2011 at 21:17 pm CEST
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Multiple Crises – Yemen Next

Since the ousting of Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt’s Husni Mubarak, the change Yemen is undergoing is lost in the dramatic events… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Yemen 
Posted on Sun, March 27, 2011 at 13:45 pm CEST
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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: “We Need to Hinder the Despotic Ambitions of AKP”

In this exclusive interview for Turkish Policy Quarterly, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu outlines his views and his Party’s position on the pressing foreign policy choices Turkey faces… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Cyprus • Islamism • NATO • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, March 22, 2011 at 21:35 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: No Colombian Support for Israel’s Interests

The Government of Colombia maintains positive relations with Israel, particularly in the defense sector through private Israeli defense contractors… Continue reading

Topics: Colombia • Israel • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 13:30 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: President Karzai’s half-brother is ‘kingpin of Kandahar’

As the kingpin of Kandahar, the President’s younger half-brother Ahmed Wali Karzai dominates access to economic resources… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • WikiLeaks