After 'Chapel Hill Shooting': Double Standards in the Media Discourse
Nobody can justify terror but the root cause is a reflection of a western-centric discourse and is extremely worrying. Defending freedom, human rights, and dignity of people requires sincerity and it cannot be hidden under the guise of political projects.
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Obama's Strategy Lacks Middle Ground Between "Pre-Emption" and "Strategic Patience"
Just like President Obama, the American public also stands against another war in the Middle East.
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It is not a secret that the year 2014 did not see the best period in relations between the U.S. and Turkey.
The latest interview with President Assad seems interesting and important, especially in the way that it remarkably unveils his world and how he sees Syrias future.
After saying, "Assad must go," the administration did a minimum to achieve this goal.
Many people are expecting an explanation from Secretary Kerry in regards to his statements about Syria.
Tolerance Could Fight Sharpening Contradictions
The Paris attack seems like a strategic strike aimed to sharpen the existing polarization both in France and Europe in general.
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Q&A: Syrian Refugees Caught Between Asylum and War
In the shadow of on-going discussions about the integration and legal status of Syrians living in Turkey, Yavuz Güçtürk, a researcher at SETAs Law and Human Rights Department, made an assessment on the current position of Syrian refugees who have preferred forced displacement over war.
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Tensions in the Asia-Pacific region and the absence of effective mechanisms to resolve the differences among the actors, demonstrates that there is always a danger that tensions will escalate and to turn into a major crisis.
While trying to understand the causes and outcomes of the war in Iraq, the U.S. administration will need to deal with these multiple challenges and evolving situation on the ground at the same time.
Discursive criticisms targeting Turkey since day one of the uprisings in the Middle East may be categorized under three headings: Discourses claiming that Turkey acts ideological, the discourse of precious loneliness, and the irrationality discourse.
Actually, despite the possible disagreements between Turkey and other actors, analysts need to find out that due to the geopolitics of Turkey, its changing foreign policy and the transformation of international system, it is senseless to revive "fear factors" as a tool to explain foreign policy.
If anyone actually thought that the Arab revolts, the most recent wave of change in the Middle East, would allow Iran and Israel to put pressure on the region, though, time has proved them wrong.
Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Turkey will mark an important turning point in relations between the U.S. and Turkey.
It is quite ironic that a supposedly pro-Western opposition seeks to undermine the possibility of Turkey's critical integration into the West.
What is the role of the Security Sector in triggering the Arab-Majority Uprisings? What kinds of obstacles is Security Sector Reform facing? What steps need to be taken in order to facilitate Security Sector Reform?
