This post from the blog War on the Rocks has a slightly different take on Turkey’s failed coup than the current dominant narrative which paints
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UPDATED: The Algerian Connection: Will Turkey Change Its Syria Policy? -Carnegie
This article suggests that Turkey’s Syria policy is changing, driven by two factors. The first is Iran and Russia’s commitment to supporting Assad, which makes
In America, Muslims Are More Likely to Support Gay Marriage Than Evangelical Christians -Reason.com
The Orlando night-club shooting has been taken by some as evidence that Islam is intolerant and incompatible with North American morality and social values. This
The new PKK: unleashing a social revolution in Kurdistan -ROAR
The PKK was once animated by a misture of nationalism and Marxist/Leninism. However, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan adopted a form anarchism while in prison, Murray
Two Weeks in January: America’s secret engagement with Khomeini -BBC
The BBC has published an article detailing direct secret talks between the US, under the Carter administration, and representatives of Ayatollah Khomeini as the Shah’s
How much will $15 billion IMF loan really cost Iraq? -Al Monitor
With everyone’s focus on ISIS, little attention is paid the other dimensions of Iraqi politics in the Western press. Between the struggle with ISIS, low
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