European Islamophobia Report 2016
This is the second edition of the annual European Islamophobia Report (EIR) which was presented for the first time in 2015.
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The Specter of Turkey and the Future of Europe
The mistreatment of Kaya and peaceful Turkish protesters by the Dutch police cannot be reduced to a pragmatic polarization between the two countries.
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The referendum campaign for a presidential system, which represents perhaps the most internationalized electoral contest in Turkey's political history, has also turned into a litmus test for the democratic credentials of key European countries
As the sociopolitical atmosphere gradually shifted towards the confines of the far right and the isolationism in Europe, serious questions about the future of the European project began to be raised
The Trump administration's Middle East policy runs the risk of aggravating the existing chaos in the region. Under the current circumstances, countries without serious domestic problems stand to benefit from the wind of change.
While the whole world braces itself for potential surprises to be displayed by the Trump administration, U.S.-China relations will be especially critical from both a global geopolitics and political economy perspective
Discussing Europe's Future in London
Although Ankara and London followed different paths, they have a lot in common today. And Turkey's pursuit of EU membership is closely related to London's way out.
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Breaking the Vicious Circle of Radicalism, Islamophobia
Since the reversal of recent popular revolutions in the Arab world and the loss of political stability in the wake of several failed states, foreign meddling and proxy wars created a vicious circle whereby radicalism fed instability and instability fed deeper radicalism.
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The future seems almost dark for Western values which are under attack by the revival of racism, populism, Islamphobia and xenephobia in societies
The latest political news show that the biggest problem in the West is the increasing trend of populism rather than racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia
A potential disengagement over the fate of the refugee deal could create additional problems for Ankara and Brussels alike. Moving forward, European leaders have to stop bashing Turkey and cease their support for terrorist groups targeting Turkish citizens
Defining Erdoğan's political vision, which has found a wide response in Turkey, as "ethnic or Islamic nationalism," is a big mistake. Erdoğan's political vision could be described as "civic nationalism" at best.
A quick look at the West's treatment of Turkey over the past decade reveals that Mr. Erdoğan's disappointment isn't some emotional reaction but a structural transformation already underway
The EU countries failed to deal with domestic challenges, and the rise of cultural and moral crises
The rise of populism on the back of anti-immigrant sentiment and protectionism slowly eradicates the West's liberal credentials
There will also be global repercussions after the election. Regardless of who is elected, the world will try to understand the foreign policy priorities of the new president.
A point that has become very clear after July 15 draws my attention, as the anti-Turkey campaign have already ceased to be run by AK Party opponents in Germany and Austria.
In the aftermath of July 15, we can see that an environment of peace, normalization and dialogue has appeared in Turkey's politics.
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.
The EIR documents and analyzes trends in the spread of Islamophobia in various European nation states. Every year on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March), EIR will be published.
