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Editor's Note Summer 2018

Editor's Notes


Editor's Note | Summer 2018

The European Union is a success story. It brought enemy countries together, combined their powers, fostered economic and social development, successfully competed with...

Germany and the European Union Post-Brexit Hegemon

Commentaries


Germany and the European Union: Post-Brexit Hegemon?

In late-March 2019 the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union. Will Brexit lead to Germany becoming the EU’s hegemon? The commentary explores the...

Simon Bulmer

Laying the Cornerstone for a New Turkey The June 24

Commentaries


Laying the Cornerstone for a New Turkey: The June 24 Elections

On June 24, 2018, with a participation rate of more than 85 percent, Turkey elected its President and parliamentarians. While determining Turkey’s political fate, the...

Fahrettin Altun

How Do Muslims Respond to Far Right Political Mobilization in

Articles


How Do Muslims Respond to Far Right Political Mobilization in Their European State?

This paper evaluates qualitative and quantitative evidence of Muslims’ European identification in France, Austria and the Netherlands while the far right mobilizes to...

Pamela Irving Jackson Peter Doerschler

Uzbekistan as a Gateway for Turkey s Return to Central

Uzbekistan as a Gateway for Turkey’s Return to Central Asia
After two decades of downhill diplomacy, Turkey and Uzbekistan have pledged to deepen bilateral...
Editor's Note Spring 2018

Editor's Note | Spring 2018
The Gulf is a sub-region consisting of Saudi Arabia and five small states, namely Kuwait, Qatar,...
Editor's Note Winter 2018

Editor's Note | Winter 2018
Today, the world system is in a transition and experiencing a deep international crisis. The U.S....
Editor's Note Fall 2017

Editor's Note | Fall 2017
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it took a while for Russia to recover from an existential...

 Articles

Engineering a European Islam An Analysis of Attempts to Domesticate

Engineering a European Islam: An Analysis of Attempts to Domesticate European Muslims in Austria, France, and Germany
Today, a number of European states’ policies on religion aim at creating a nationalized Islam. In...
The Secular Foreign Fighters of the West in Syria

The Secular Foreign Fighters of the West in Syria
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) operates under the names of the Democratic Union Party and the...
Toward a Privileged Partnership The EU Turkey and the Upgrade

Toward a “Privileged Partnership”: The EU, Turkey and the Upgrade of the Customs Union
Over the past few years, Turkey’s EU membership prospects have further deteriorated amid...
Virtual Neighbors Russia and the EU in Cyberspace

Virtual Neighbors: Russia and the EU in Cyberspace
The last decade has witnessed the consolidation of the European Union as a cybersecurity actor....
Transatlantic Relations in the Age of Donald Trump

Transatlantic Relations in the Age of Donald Trump
While the future of the transatlantic relations has been a serious question of concern since the...
The European Union and the Mainstreaming of the Radical Right

The European Union and the Mainstreaming of the Radical Right
Radical right wing parties have been increasingly effective in challenging and eroding this...
The Rise of a New Superpower Turkey s Key Role

The Rise of a New Superpower: Turkey’s Key Role in the World Economy and Energy Market
During the radical economic transformation taking place over the last decades, which is...
Neslishah The Last Ottoman Princess

Neslishah: The Last Ottoman Princess
Throughout the history of the Turkish Republic, Republican historians regarded the abolition of...
America in the World A History in Documents from the

America in the World: A History in Documents from the War with Spain to the War on Terror
America in the World is an impressive collection of documents related to United States foreign...

 Review Article

Islam in the Balkans Globalization Europeanization Localization

Islam in the Balkans: Globalization, Europeanization, Localization
The study of European Islam is now experiencing an unprecedented revival. While most of its...
Arts Market and the State Cultural Policies in Introspect

Arts, Market and the State: Cultural Policies in Introspect
The field of cultural policies is novel and burgeoning; it harbors diverse and even contradictory...
Globalization in Theory and Practice in a Post-Globalization Era

Globalization in Theory and Practice in a Post-Globalization Era
Over the years, the term ‘globalization’ has acquired notoriety in all forms of intellectual...

The Rise of a New Superpower: Turkey’s Key Role in the World Economy and Energy Market
During the radical economic transformation taking place over the last decades, which is...

Neslishah: The Last Ottoman Princess
Throughout the history of the Turkish Republic, Republican historians regarded the abolition of...

America in the World: A History in Documents from the War with Spain to the War on Terror
America in the World is an impressive collection of documents related to United States foreign...
PANEL Turkey and the Gulf Relations

PANEL | Turkey and the Gulf Relations
So what is the roadmap for Turkey in the recent Gulf crisis? What are the new opportunities and...
PANEL China's Role in Global Politics

PANEL | China's Role in Global Politics
After the publication of its special issue “Persistence Rise of China: Global Challenges and...
PANEL Debating Russia's Assertive Foreign Policy

PANEL | Debating Russia's Assertive Foreign Policy
After the publication of its special issue “Reclaiming the Region: Russia, the West, and the...

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