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It’s not easy to be a farmer in Turkey. They have long been victims of ill-informed and outdated agricultural policy, and of woefully inadequate subsidies.… Continue readingTurkish Farmers Are Squeezed by Government Neglect

In a country with more than 30,000 schools, the opening of three more should hardly be a cause for concern. But the announcement last month… Continue readingGermany Is Right to Be Wary of Turkish Schools – But Not for the Reasons You’d Think

The next time you board a flight, check out the space between you and the passengers in front and behind. In tourist class this “seat… Continue readingTo Defend Against Pandemics, Ground All the Planes

Attention to Syria has slipped. The gaze of the world, when cast toward the Middle East, now hovers over Libya, lingers on Lebanon and then… Continue readingWith Syria’s Economy and Currency in Crisis, Assad Turns to Extortion

Iraq has a new prime minister, but the same old problems. Mohammad Allawi was appointed on February 1 as prime minister, to replace Adel Abdul… Continue readingIraq’s New Prime Minister Is Being Set Up to Fail

One of the most polarizing issues between the West and the Islamic world is gender inequality. In the eyes of many in the West, nothing… Continue readingTurkey’s Enduring Problem With Women’s Rights

Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is revealing in its simplicity. The deal acquiesces to every Israeli whim and leaves… Continue readingTrump Peace Plan: Palestine Needs Better Leaders Ready to Break the Status Quo

Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan grants Palestinians autonomy over 15 percent of Mandate Palestine. At face value, the plan looks awfully biased toward the Israelis and… Continue readingTrump Peace Plan: For Palestinians, the Promise of a State Should Focus on Good Governance and Less on Land

The initial reactions to President Trump’s launch of “Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People” could have… Continue readingTrump Peace Plan: Will it Lead to Peace or More Violence?

After the build-up, America’s answer was almost a Gallic shrug. For weeks, ever since French President Emmanuel Macron gathered the leaders of five West African… Continue readingA Misunderstood France Finds Itself Increasingly Alone in the Sahel

The Middle East must prepare to act in light of the ongoing political strife in India, as there is an increasing chance of blowback from… Continue readingThe Middle East Must Prepare for Blowback from India’s Domestic Crisis

It is rare that two events in a short period of time coincide to clearly demonstrate the slowly shifting sands of the global strategic balance.… Continue readingIf They Want the Middle East’s Oil, Asian States May Have to Do Their Share to Protect It

Three months after the resignation of the government – a short time by the standards of Lebanese politics – the Iran-proxy, Islamist group Hezbollah and… Continue readingWhat ‘Progress’? Lebanon Politics Impoverishes Lebanese

The final communique of the Berlin summit on the future of Libya was long, but most observers were looking for a single word: “ceasefire.” It… Continue readingEuropean Rivalry Has Pushed the Continent to the Margins in Libya

What happened to Turkey’s soft foreign policy? Not so long ago, Turkey’s famed “no problems with neighbors” policy was the darling of international geopolitics. In… Continue readingHow Turkey Went from ‘No Problems with Neighbors‘ to Problems Everywhere