Mark N. Katz | 28 October 2016 | AR | TR
The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States could result in American foreign policy changing dramatically toward the Middle East, as well as everywhere else.
Nabeel Odeh | 30 September 2016 | AR
The triumph of reformists in the Iranian elections has led some in international and regional political circles to feel a sense of relief. However, the question still remains as to whether the reformists
Stasa Salacanin | 25 September 2016 | TR
“There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes he will move the world,” Napoleon Bonaparte once said about China. Well, the giant in the east has been awake for some time [...]
Dimitar Bechev | 15 September 2016 | AR
The Syria deal unveiled by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on September 10, is a diplomatic coup for Russia.
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
Intissar Kherigi | 08 September 2016 | AR | TR
The Ennahdha Party Tenth National Congress, attended by 1,185 party delegates from across Tunisia and overseas, was a keenly anticipated moment in Tunisia’s political calendar. One particular issue has intrigued observers
Omer Aslan | 07 September 2016
The AK Party government’s reaction to the failed July 15th coup attempt has been swift. Within a month, the government declared martial law for a three-month period, issued four decrees with the force of law,
Timur Kaymaz 
Omar Kadkoy | 06 September 2016 | AR
Worldwide, as of 2016, 65 million people have been displaced from their homes, the highest level ever recorded. Moreover, Turkey is now home to the largest refugee population in the world.
Galip Dalay | 03 September 2016 | AR
Turkey and the US still take very different positions on the fighting Kurdish forces in Syria. Barely a month after the traumatic July 15 failed coup attempt, Turkey launched a military operation in Syria last [...]
Mesut Ozcan | 24 August 2016 | AR | TR
After weeks and months of Turkish diplomatic effort aimed at normalizing relations with both Israel and Russia, news of accords with both appeared in the same week,
