Why did negotiations between the Turkish state and the Kurds, aimed at mitigating ethnic conflict and bringing about peace, fail in Turkey?
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Millions of Americans will be shopping for turkeys in the coming days. An economist suggests a few things to keep in mind as you hunt for the perfect bird for your feast.
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder will have ramifications for the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Trump claimed that ‘we would be punishing ourselves’ by using US arms sales to Saudi Arabia as a bargaining chip over the disappearance of Khashoggi. A look at the arms trade shows why he’s wrong.
The disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is worsening relations between US allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia. An expert on the region believes there may be a way out.
The Syrian civil war may be coming to an end, but the suffering and uncertainty are far from over for its people.
With the Syrian conflict right on its borders, and Russia and Iran increasingly shaping the region’s politics, Turkey is becoming beholden to NATO’s enemies.
Abortion appears to be illegal and clandestine in large parts of the Muslim world. Yet, women continue to challenge the status quo and archaic laws through their daily practices and activism.
The US was once the dominant force in the Middle East. That old order has disappeared. Now the new powers are Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Russia – and the US needs a new policy for the region.
Gordon Brown is worried. So should we all be.
A number of emerging markets are struggling but this doesn’t mean they are totally related.
From Turkey to Saudi Arabia, Muslim women are battling for their rights - but religion is not at fault.
Decades of top-level talks have failed to produce a solution. So why not get citizens involved?
Qatar’s decision to aid Turkey in the face of American sanctions against the country may finally be a snub too far for its close relationship with the US.
The financial crisis provoked by the lira’s fall isn’t the true drama in Turkey. The real drama is a democratic transformation threatens the increasingly authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Venezuela recently devalued its bolivar by 95 percent to tame rabid hyperinflation that has been sending prices on everyday goods through the roof. If history is a guide, it won’t work.
Watch out, Indonesia and South Africa.
US sanctions announced earlier this month may have triggered the plunge in the lira, but the government has been mismanaging Turkey’s economy for years, creating severe vulnerabilities.
It is contagious populist ideology more than financial contagion that should scare us right now.
The case for all things Tor.
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Dean of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
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Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science, The Open University
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Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
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Associate professor, London Metropolitan University
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Professor in Political Science and International Relations, Durham University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Finance, King's College London
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Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and Researcher, Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University
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Postdoctoral research associate, European University Institute
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor, New Media and Communication Department, Istanbul Bilgi University
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Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham