There has long been a broad consensus that Turkey’s current constitution needs to be replaced… Continue reading
Imagine when parties are negotiating over the Constitution and the election rules… Continue reading
The effort to explore a peaceful solution was doomed because ultimately the ruling AKP has not disengaged from Turkish state tradition… Continue reading
Chinese analysts have been pleasantly surprised by the stupendous growth in their cultural, economic, and political ties with Turkey… Continue reading
As Gaddafi’s regime crumbles, speculation has started to arise over whether the Syrian opposition will now be emboldened in their struggle against Assad… Continue reading
Since much of what I write about regional politics seems pessimistic… Continue reading
Attacks carried out by Kurdish separatists since mid-July have set Turkey on the road to war… Continue reading
The turmoil in Syria threatens to deprive Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party of one of its most significant foreign policy achievements… Continue reading
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
Amid widespread protests during this so-called “Arab Spring,” one place that has received relatively little media coverage is Iraqi Kurdistan… Continue reading
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has explained repeatedly over the years that Israel has no Palestinian partner to negotiate with… Continue reading
Foreign and defense policies did not figure prominently in the recent general election in Turkey… Continue reading
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
There are two types of strategic perspectives in Israel today. They aren’t contradictory but they have different priorities… Continue reading
Twenty years ago, I was a school kid chanting with my peers, “Our leader forever, the father, Hafez Assad!” Back then, I could not have imagined… Continue reading
The June 12 general election was historic as it was the first general election in Turkey over which the shadow of the military… Continue reading
At 12 June’s general election, Turkey’s governing Justice and Development party (AKP) pulled off a rare political hat trick… Continue reading
This assessment is a bit more optimistic than mine, suggesting ways to limit the new government’s power… Continue reading
By the end of 2011 more than 250 million people in the Middle East may well be living under what are in reality anti-American Islamist governments… Continue reading
This Sunday, Turks go to the polls for parliamentary elections that will determine their next government… Continue reading
Syrian President Bashar Assad’s Arab and Muslimsupport is melting fast. Debkafile’s intelligence sources report that his second most… Continue reading
In the wake of former VP Khaddam’s flirtation with the Muslim Brotherhood’s exiled leadership in January, and Hamas’s recent electoral victory… Continue reading
In late April 2011, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) announced their manifestos… Continue reading
There’s a bit of a mystery regarding Syria. First, who is the opposition? Second, what will happen… Continue reading
The Nominations of Candidates for the June General Election: A Choice Between Status Quo and Renewal
The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) choice of candidates to the general election in June reflect a desire to entrench the power base… Continue reading
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