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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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July 11, 2023

Middle East and North Africa
Turkey’s Growing Foreign Policy Ambitions

Turkey’s geography and membership in NATO have long given the country an influential voice in foreign policy, but the assertive policies of President Erdogan have complicated its role.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking in front of massive Turkish flags and portraits of himself and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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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