Basheer Nafi | 30 July 2016 | AR
The coup attempt not only targeted Turkey but was meant to put an end to the dynamic of democratic change in the region as a whole Two weeks ago, Turkey was subjected to a coup [...]
Omar Ashour | 21 July 2016 | AR
The lessons for Egypt are numerous and they will certainly affect the future of democratization in that country. "The Turkish Army Topples Erdogan", said the red headline of Al-Ahram's front page, the leading state-owned Egyptian newspaper [...]
Galip Dalay | 19 July 2016 | AR
Yet Another Instance of Islamic Exceptionalism? Tanks rolled down the street, state owned TV channels were taken over, dissenting media outlets were raided and silenced, president’s office was surrounded, the first ever democratically elected president [...]
Mesut Ozcan | 18 July 2016
The fall of Mosul to ISIL in June 2014 shocked Iraq and the world. After the fall of this city, ISIL continued its advance for some months.
Basheer Nafi | 17 July 2016
Iran's tension with its Arab neighbours won't be ending any time soon The Iranian regional project is no longer just a geopolitical project but an ideological one too The dispute between Iran and most of [...]
Mohammad Affan | 05 July 2016 | AR | TR
Different patterns of military hegemony and different strategies adopted by elected governments in resistance to this hegemony may be the main factors that explain the different outcomes between the successful military coup in Egypt 2013 and the failed coup attempt in Turkey 2016.
Galip Dalay | 03 July 2016 | AR | TR
Since the July 15, 2016 coup, Turkey has been living in what might be termed ‘momentous times’. Since then the country has been struggling to deal with the aftershocks of the failed coup
Mariya Petkova | 01 July 2016
In the past two years, Europe has witnessed a surge of violence against refugees and asylum seekers. The continent’s mismanagement of the Syrian refugee crisis has led to security forces,
Galip Dalay | 29 June 2016
Regional geopolitics is shifting at an accelerated pace. While some of Turkey’s traditional security concerns and foreign policy challenges still linger, new threats are also emerging. Nevertheless
Galip Dalay | 29 June 2016
The recalibration of Turkish foreign policy has nothing to do with the departure of Ahmet Davutoglu. Turkey and Israel reached a deal to restore ties, bringing an end to a six-year-long bilateral feud on Monday. [...]
