Processing Democracy: Turkey and the Kurds – by Geoffrey Gresh
The European Union’s (EU) final decision to permit Turkey’s accession talks in October 2005 ushered in a new period of hope, prosperity, and democracy for Turkey’s diverse multiethnic population. Since...
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The 1997 peace accord that ended Tajikistan’s civil war was the culmination of a hard‐fought, three‐year‐long negotiation process – a process characterized by extended periods of deadlock, often...
View ArticleThe Dynamics of Globalization and the Uncertain Future of Iran: An...
To understand the complex challenges facing the Gulf region properly, it is important to examine not just the dynamics of aggression but also the dynamics of integration and globalization. Due to...
View ArticleThe Arrival of Islamic Fundamentalism in Sudan – by Lorenzo Vidino
Most studies analyzing the history of al‐Qaeda have focused on the importance of Afghanistan which, under Taliban rule, became the quintessential sanctuary for a terrorist organization. Yet it can be...
View ArticleA Conversation with Dr. Kenneth M. Pollack – by Daniel Benaim
Kenneth M. Pollack is Director of Research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy and Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at The Brookings Institution. He served as Director for Near East and...
View ArticleThe Pakistan Earthquake: An Agent of Social and Political Change – by...
Disasters, natural or man‐made, are horrific events that destroy lives, disrupt the social, economic, and political fabric of communities, and can erase decades of development gains, sometimes in a...
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