Mohammad Affan | 03 April 2016
Abstract In this paper, many tools and methods commonly recommended by the literature of democratization are examined in the light of the failed Egyptian transition. “Pacted” transition, drafting a new constitution, popular engagement through elections, [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 23 March 2016
A timeline of all the Arab Uprisings.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 14 March 2016
Galip Dalay | 09 March 2016
The conflict with ISIS is reshaping regional dynamics in a way that will likely affect the course of Kurdish politics for years to come.
Basheer Nafi | 09 March 2016
There is no sign that a military resolution or a sudden change in the military balance of power is possible; conflict in Syria is likely to continue.
Dr. Ahmet Yildiz | 09 March 2016
The KCK-PKK’s essentialism regarding Islam has long targeted sheikhs and aghas, the traditional loci of powers in the Kurdish environment.
Dimitar Bechev | 01 March 2016
The downing of the Russian Su-24M bomber on November 24, 2015 led to a shift in relations between Moscow and Ankara.
Omer Aslan | 17 February 2016
The Russians flocking to Syria, a ‘lame duck’ American President, and a more daring Iran after the implementation of the nuclear deal with the west all imply that the ‘Islamic Alliance’ proposed hastily and clumsily by Saudi Arabia deserves more serious thought than it has hitherto been granted.
Galip Dalay | 17 February 2016
Before the onset of the Arab uprisings, Turkey had a functionalist approach to the region. It prioritized economic integration over the push to open up politics, in the belief that deepening economic ties would inevitably have a political spillover.
