Perry talks Crazy about Turkey, but is Par for GOP Course As an American, I’m deeply relieved that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is highly unlikely to be president of the United States.
Erdogan’s reelection one of many miracles in Turkey An article by Haroon Siddiqui published on the Canadian daily Canada Star writes that a miracle of democracy occurred in Turkey, but the West has some difficulties to understand this.
Obama’s women of war So Obama’s women wanted war against Libya. We’d like to think that women in power would somehow be less pro-war, but in the Obama administration it appears that the bellicosity is worst among Hillary Rodham Clinton, Susan Rice and Samantha Power. All three are liberal interventionists, and all three seem to believe that when the United States exercises military force it has some profound, moral, lifesaving character to it.
We in Turkey and the Middle East have replaced humiliation with dignity The wave of revolutions in the Arab world was spontaneous. But it also had to happen. They were necessary in order to restore the natural flow of history. In our region – west Asia and the south Mediterranean – there were two abnormalities in the last century: first, colonialism in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s that divided the region into colonial entities, and severed the natural links between peoples and communities. For example, Syria was a French colony and Iraq a British one, so the historical and economic links between Damascus and Baghdad were cut.
Mediterranean Gas From time to time Turkey has issued statements reminding the Greek Cypriot-run Cyprus republic and some other countries of the Mediterranean basin that the Greek Cypriot administration cannot undertake cooperation schemes with other countries.
The way forward: true gender equality by UN resident coordinator in Turkey UN resident coordinator in Turkey Shahid Najam comments on women’s issues in both Turkey and UN policy.
Turkish stance: Foreign military intervention in Libya is unacceptable Columnist Tayyar Ari comments on the international community’s response to Libya and Turkey’s stance on this.
Sarkozy’s visit Columnist Beril Dedeoglu comments on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to Turkey last week and the future of Turkish-EU relations.
Turkey a model for Islamic world insofar as it changes Talip Kucukcan, the head of Marmara University’s Middle East Research Institute, argues that Turkish democratization can be a model for the Muslim world.
Values, Hopes and Fears Columnist Yavuz Baydar comments on EU-Turkey relations and why the EU must reconsider its relations with the Muslim world.
The emergence of a new Arab world? Columnist Ibrahim Kalin comments on recent developments in the Middle East and prospects for the future.
For Turkey the golden ages will start Columnist Mehmet Ali Birand comments on developments in the Middle East, suggesting that Turkey’s influence there will grow.
Success stories in US-Turkish economic partnerships Columnist Hakan Tasci comments on trade and investment dimension of US-Turkish relations.
Why Turkey, not Iran, inspires Columnist Sahin Alpay comments on recent political developments in the Middle East and Turkey’s role in the region.
A new history begins in the Middle East Columnist Ibrahim Kalin comments on recent political developments in the Middle East in terms of US and Israeli foreign policy.
Call for democracy in the Arab world Columnist Dogu Ergil comments on political developments in the Arab world and challenges to a peaceful transfer of power.
The US-Turkey Business Council Columnist Hakan Tasci comments on the US-Turkey Business Council.
The Turkish model: neither authoritarian nor Islamist Columnist Ihsan Dagi argues that Turkey, neither authoritarian nor Islamist, offers a "third way" for the Middle East.
Is Turkey a model for the Arab world Columnist Ibrahim Kalin comments on Arab countries’ perception of Turkey as a positive actor.
Ankara’s view of the change in the Middle East: To Understand Columnist Hasan Kanbolat comments on the root causes of recent political upheavals in Tunusia and Egypt, and future prospects for change in the Middle East.
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