The true roots of the Iran-Saudi spat
Basheer Nafi | 21 January 2016
Identity wars are contributing to the enfeeblement and decline of states,
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Jan, 2016
Basheer Nafi | 21 January 2016
Basheer Nafi | 21 January 2016
21
Jan, 2016
Istanbul attack is no pretext to demonise refugees
Galip Dalay | 21 January 2016
This attack appears intended at disrupting Turkey's tourism industry by depicting the country as unsafe.
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Dec, 2015
PKK’s trenches shouldn’t obscure Turkey’s view of the Kurdish issue
Galip Dalay | 26 December 2015
Turkey needs to strike a fine balance between establishing public order in PKK-occupied places and avoiding military overreaction.
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Dec, 2015
Britain’s misconceptions of the Muslim Brotherhood
Basheer Nafi | 25 December 2015
The British review on the Muslim Brotherhood is another stratum in a long history of misunderstanding of the movement
23
Dec, 2015
The Turkey-Russia row and a changing balance of power
Basheer Nafi | 23 December 2015
Turkey's past tussles with Russia offer no guarantee of similar outcomes today, while geopolitics, rather than history, also holds lessons for Egypt
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Dec, 2015
2015 Parliamentary Election in Egypt: Promising Messages for the Pro-Democracy Camp
Mohammad Affan | 23 December 2015
The first Egyptian parliamentary elections since the military coup were conducted between October 17th and December 2nd this year. Although many observers have underestimated this election and its political significance, it nonetheless offers important insights into the nature of the evolving authoritarian regime in Egypt and clues as to the future of its democratic transformation.
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Dec, 2015
Turkish-Russian economic ties: Down but not out
Dimitar Bechev | 18 December 2015
Before the downing of the jet, Turkey failed to reap significant trade benefits from the Western sanctions on Russia.
18
Dec, 2015
Syrian crisis can’t be reduced to a new ‘war on terror’
Galip Dalay | 18 December 2015
Theocratic apocalypse and secular totalitarianism are strange bedfellows when it comes to their visions for political space and active citizenry.
14
Dec, 2015
What has Putin accomplished so far from bombing Syria?
Basheer Nafi | 14 December 2015
It does not seem that Putin has accomplished any of his own objectives
6
Dec, 2015
Common Action Forum convenes diverse group of global experts to create a more fair and equal world
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 06 December 2015
More than 50 intellectuals, experts, activists and politicians gathered Saturday for the launch of the Common Action Forum, a Madrid-based NGO aimed at providing a research and development platform for ideas and practical steps to make political and international systems more fair and equal.