Commentary

Putin’s Asymmetric War with Western Democracies
Putin’s Russia gives the impression with his actions in the last few years that we are returning to a bipolar world of the Cold... Read More

UK soon to be stuck between two hostile autocrats
It’s not known how much the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s visit to the UK relieved the British economy experiencing the trauma of... Read More
A year after Turkey’s coup: further away from democracy and rule of law
According to numbers from the Turkish Army General Staff, 8,651 military personnel took part in the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. According to Turkey’s... Read More

Erdoğan Radicalises Tariqas and Religious Communities
The political Islamic strand called ‘Islamism’ was born out of a reaction to the invasions and imperialism against the Islamic world towards the end... Read More

What would have happened if Erdogan hadn’t called the public to go out into the streets on July 15?
Firstly, let us correct a mistake that is being abused as a tool of psychological war. The public can in no way stop a... Read More

Is Europe ready for a big and new immigration wave?
Western public opinion is divided and troubled by refugees. The acts of radical Islamist terror organisations and Islamophobic media coverage have a significant effect... Read More

Democracy is Like a Tram
In the mid-1990s, the mayor of Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was quoted as saying, “Democracy is like a tram. You ride it until you... Read More

What lies behind Istanbul airport terror attack
In the latest in a series of terrorist attacks in Turkey since last year, Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport – Europe’s third busiest – was... Read More
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The Centrality of Jerusalem and the End of Two State Solution
When Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak flew to Taba to seal a final and everlasting deal with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Israel’s experienced... Read More