People who try to force another secularist regime down the throat of the Middle East need to take a step back and face the fact that it will take religious legitimacy, as opposed to secularism, to overcome sectarian clashes.
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American society is still healing the wounds of the global crisis and the socio-economic damage that crisis left on the social fabric, which inevitably feeds ultra-nationalistic and xenophobic tendencies.
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This paper analyzes citizenship rights of migrants and foreigners in Germany in addition to policies of the country toward these social groups by also focusing on political and social transformation in Europe and specifically in Germany.
The threat comes from the European failure to coordinate their security services and share actionable intelligence with their counterparts in different parts of the continent.
It's important to keep in mind that it isn't just U.S. citizens who are unsure about America's new role in the world.
The increasing intensity of terrorist attacks on Turkish soil by both DAESH and PKK operatives demonstrate that Turkey's entrance in Syria will create shockwaves by the illicit structures on the ground.
The new format of deeper and comprehensive Turkish-Russian cooperation after Aug. 9 will include added military and geostrategic elements
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Turkey's journey as a rising regional democratic power continues despite multifarious internal and external interventions, but might create surprising new partnerships
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The coup attempt was unorthodox because it was executed outside of the chain of command, i.e. not by orders from the central command of the Chief of Staff, but rather by military units controlled by Gülenist coup plotters from different divisions within the military
We can say that the organization enacted a three-stage plan on the night of July 15.
What the British Conservatives have in mind for the future of Britain - or simply England - seems to be a small trading and financing nation acting as an offshore center for global oligarchs with little regard for democracy, human rights and the rule of law
The developments we are witnessing today posits that it is especially for the West that history is beginning again. The West's conventional order is disintegrating; it's political union is disbanding.
While struggling to stand against the deadly threat of DAESH terrorism, Turkey is isolated in its fight by some that still believe Turkey supports DAESH
European leaders will either choose isolationism based on Turkey fears or re-invent Europe as a multi-cultural home. Unfortunately, the first scenario seems much more likely
The British experience about the separation may generate a model for other Eurosceptics across the continent
Cameron's bold political gamble has backfired terribly with a 52 percent 'leave' vote, which will probably cost him his political career
The lack of clarity about U.S. strategy in regards to its allies will continue to be a destabilizer in the coming period.
Just like Britain's decision to withdraw from the European Union, Turkey's policies must reflect national interests
The EU's systematic search to keep Turkey outside is shrinking Europe and putting the European Union project into a crisis