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Untapped Potential: Iran’s Prospects Following…
January 15, 2016 marked a historic day in the eyes of many Iranians as international sanctions were lifted…
The Face of Drones
From a Western point of view, the recent use of drones to supplace human soldiers fighting terrorist groups in…
Ahmed Davutoglu and the Transformation of Turkish…
The recent terrorist attacks committed in Istanbul and in Ankara and the downing of a Russian fighter jet on…
Shifting Tides: Bombing in Istanbul Highlights Regional…
For the second time in a matter of months a Turkish urban center has fallen prey to an attack at the hands of a…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016
Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
For Caliphate and Country: Britain’s Imperial…
Prime Minister David Cameron cannot ignore the legacy of Britain's colonial history in the Arab world as he begins…
Erdogan’s Balancing Act
As the new year unfolds, Turkey—under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—will continue to hold an increasingly…
A Weakened Saudi Arabia and Its Rift With Iran
After a rapid, and unfortunate, series of events that took place in the Middle East during the first weekend in…
The Reasons Behind the Ploy: The EU Turkey Summit
On November 29th, the European Union (EU) signed a deal with Turkey regarding the waves of Syrian and other…
Tunisian Exceptionalism? Revisiting Recent Democratic…
The protest movements of the Arab Spring prompted a major reevaluation amongst policymakers and academics alike…
The Human Cost of Human Error
It has been, at time of writing, two months and one week since the U.S. airstrike on a Médecins Sans Frontières …
Persistent Gender Pay Gap: Is America As Developed As It…
While the extent of disparity between the wages of men and women varies by country and by profession, working women…