Criminalizing Resistance: The UK’s Crackdown on Palestine Action
Democracies depend on dissent, protest, and the freedom to question authority. When protest is criminalized, the balance of power can shift away from citizens toward the state.
Politics
Does Turkey’s AK Party reduce Democracy to Elections alone?
While the AK Party cannot be blamed for reducing democracy to elections alone, it is accepted that the governing party…
Chancellor Merkel’s IV. Federal Government and Domestic Challenges
After 12 years as Chancellor, the popularity of Mrs. Merkel is shrinking. The electorate has increasingly become dissatisfied with her…
Is Pompeo the Right Man for a Trumpian Foreign Policy?
Between his campaign promises and disdain for Obama’s foreign policy, Trump is not ready to settle for approaches favored by…
What Will Pre-Electoral Alliances Bring to the Turkish Political System?
By increasing voter turnout, the pre-electoral alliances invalidate the principle of “If you don’t vote, you don’t count.”
Presidential Elections in Egypt and the Future of the Authoritarian Regime
The presidential elections in Egypt in March 2018 is a new step toward consolidating the oppressive regime, which was established…
The Future of CHP and Turkey’s Democracy
Will CHP be able to break the vicious cycle, contribute to democracy, find solutions to problems and inspire hope in…
The PYD’s Forced Migration Policy in Syria
Not only Arabs but also Turkmens, Kurds and Assyrians have suffered from the PYD’s forced migration policy in Syria. The…
Who will land on both feet after the Afrin Operation?
Since Turkey implemented “boots on the ground” strategy in northern Syria, the Syrian crisis has become more complicated. Only those…
Turkish opposition ex-official gets 10 years in jail
A court in capital Ankara on Friday sentenced Aysel Tugluk, a former senior official of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party…
Iraqi parliament speaker backs Turkey’s anti-PKK fight
The visiting Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Salim al-Jabouri, has backed Turkey’s fight against the PKK terror group and said: “We are…
Afrin residents were forced to dig ditches
As part of their defense strategy, the YPG/PKK had started digging ditches, building tunnels, making barricades, and planting bombs much…
What are Israel’s Red Lines in Syria?
Israel will continue its precision airstrikes in Syria and increase its focus on the Israel-Syria border as well as its…
Assad regime uses chlorine gas in Eastern Ghouta
On March 12, the Assad regime cut Eastern Ghouta into three distinct parts, to capture southern Hammuriyah, where it also…
Turkish FM postpones US trip in wake of Tillerson exit
Mevlut Cavusoglu’s trip scheduled for March 19 has been postponed in the wake of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s firing,…
What does Qatari support for Turkey’s Afrin Operation mean?
Gulf countries seem to have no strategy for dealing with Iran, and they are short-sighted in not supporting Turkey, even…
3,444 terrorists ‘neutralized’ in Afrin operation
A total of 3,444 terrorists have been “neutralized” since the start of Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region,…
Turkey-EU summit in Bulgaria ‘very important’ for ties
The upcoming Turkey-European Union (EU) summit in Bulgaria is a “very important step” in resolving issues between the EU and…
Erdogan ‘hopes’ Afrin is liberated ‘by this evening’
Turkey’s president said on Wednesday he hopes the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin would be liberated from terrorists “by this…
