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June 2, 2011

Turkey
Bloggingheads with Mustafa Akyol

Mustafa Akyol and I did an episode of Bloggingheads yesterday, and discussed Turkey’s foreign policy in the Middle East, as well as the upcoming Turkish election. Enjoy.

September 28, 2012

United States
Weekend Reading: Turkey’s Brass Goes to Jail, More on U.S.-Egypt Relations, and Digesting the Syrian Revolution

Mustafa Akyol writes about his mixed feelings on the Sledgehammer case trials in Turkey. Nour Bakr on Egypt Monocle, reflects on the recent questions concerning the U.S.-Egypt relationship. The Syr…

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March 8, 2013

Jordan
Weekend Reading: Tunisian Shake, Jordan’s Price Hike, and Syria’s Rebel Leadership

Haifa Zaaiter argues that the "Harlem Shake" craze that has hit Tunisia may end up disarming the Salafists of their most potent weapon: denouncement of apostasy. The Impatient Bedouin reflects on th…

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March 17, 2017

Turkey
Five Myths About Turkey

No, its president isn’t a dictator, and the country isn’t secular.

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September 26, 2016

Turkey
Turkey: Writing “Erdo” Stories

There is indeed too much focus on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the person, but there are good analytic reasons why the Turkish leader gets so much ink.

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