Erdogan’s Re-election and Its Dire Consequences
The reelection of Turkey’s President Erdogan, falsely considered to be free, fair, and representative of the will of the majority of the Turkish population, has dire...
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A History of the Turkish-Israeli Relationship
In 1949, Turkey became the first majority Muslim nation to recognize Israel. In 2018, Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, posted a picture...
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The Next Step for Cooperatives Is Certification
This past week we celebrated the United Nations International Day of Cooperatives, commemorated every year on the first Saturday of July. Cooperatives’ success in...
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An Open Letter to Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar
Dear M. Haniyeh and Sinwar; I am writing this letter to you in the wake of the latest confrontation between Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli military that...
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An Open Letter To Prime Minister Netanyahu
The latest demonstration of Palestinians along the Gaza border with Israel that turned violent was no surprise to me or perhaps to a multitude of Israelis and...
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Why US Must Expand, Not Withdraw, Forces From Syria
In early April, President Trump stated that the US should withdraw its military forces from Syria. Secretary of Defense Mattis seems to have persuaded Trump to postpone...
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The Hardline Philosophy of John Bolton is a Security Threat
On March 22, President Donald Trump declared yet another proverbial “You’re Fired!” on Twitter as he announced the replacement of current National Security Advisor...
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Selling the Iraq War
March 20th 2018 marked the fifteenth anniversary of perhaps the most controversial and consequential armed conflict of the twenty-first century: the Iraq War. It has...
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Libya is not Saif
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, is seeking to run for Presidency in Libya’s 2018 elections. Although he’s wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
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A Rocky Road to Peace: Syria’s Failing Ceasefires
As Syria prepares to enter its 8th year of civil war, the situation in Eastern Ghouta, its southwestern region, suggests that not much progress has been made. In just...
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