Rethinking Violent Extremism in the MENA Region
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 10 April 2016
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Apr, 2016
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Mar, 2016
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Mar, 2016
The KCK -PKK’s Politico-Ideological Discourse Towards Islam: A Replica of the Kemalist Model?
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.
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Feb, 2016
Turkey can’t avoid new post-Arab Spring mindset
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.
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Feb, 2016
Geneva III was built upon false premises from the start
Galip Dalay | 17 February 2016
The main motivation behind the Geneva III talks was to get a deal irrespective of whether this deal was fair and sustainable.
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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
Al Sharq Forum has launched “Jewar” initiative
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 26 December 2015
The Al Sharq Forum has inaugurated the first stage of the "Jewar" initiative by training 23 activists from 15 different countries in the Al Sharq region on "Social Peace and Reconciliation"
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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
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
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.