About Basheer Nafi

Senior Associate Fellow at Al Sharq Forum and Senior Research Fellow at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies. He writes weekly columns for Middle East eye. Research Interests: Egypt, Iraq, Political Islam, and Middle Eastern Politics in General.
8 Feb, 2017

From St Petersburg to Astana: The Russian-Turkish accord has run its course

Basheer Nafi | 08 February 2017

On 9 August 2016, Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg. Since Turkey was still preoccupied at the time with confronting Fethullah Gulen's organisation which was accused of carrying out [...]

From St Petersburg to Astana: The Russian-Turkish accord has run its course2020-08-11T12:53:22+03:00
7 Dec, 2016

Broken faith, broken promises: Turkey’s ties with the West at rock bottom

Basheer Nafi | 07 December 2016 | AR

As is custom, several Turkish journalists accompanied Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his recent visits to Pakistan and Uzbekistan. On their way back, the president told the reporters on the plane that the Turkish people must deal [...]

Broken faith, broken promises: Turkey’s ties with the West at rock bottom2020-08-11T12:53:27+03:00
10 Sep, 2016

The Tunisian Islamist Shift: Contexts and Consequences

Basheer Nafi | 10 September 2016

On May 20–22, 2016, the “Islamist” Nahda Party of Tunisia held its Tenth General Conference. This is the party’s second conference since the triumph of the Tunisian revolution of December 2010 and the removal of Ben Ali’s regime in January 2011. The previous conference was held in July 2012, eight months after the elections of October 2011

The Tunisian Islamist Shift: Contexts and Consequences2022-02-03T11:53:25+03:00
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