Arab-Turkish relations have always been -- at least since the Cold War -- haunted by the Arab elite's concerns. which with time became an obstacle...

After decades of ups and downs In relations between Turkey and the Arab world, the Development and Justice Party that differed ideologically from...

İn this article we seek to answer three interrelated questions: First, how do the Islamic, national and democratic forces perceive the justice and...

On December 27, 2008, Israel launched a deadly attack on Gaza. Turkey responded immediately to the Israeli attacks and strongly criticized the...

Under the Obama administration, American foreign policy will be engaged in genuine coalition building with allies. Such a return to multilateralism...

Obama's election represents an important opportunity to put US-Turkish relations on a new, more cooperative footing. On many issues especially...

The Kurdish initiative announced by the governing Justice and Development Party has increased the discussions on the proper ways and forms of...

This commentary reflects on the Turkish government’s recent ‘opening’ to address the Kurdish problem and the domestic, regional and international...

The AK Party’s chronic ‘political insecurity’ may have passed a threshold as the ruling party resurfaces as an actor taking advantage of its...

In the foreseeable future, the international system will become one of multipolarity. This new order can be sustainable and peaceful only if it can...

The Road Map to normalization of bilateral Armenian-Turkish relations announced in April 2009 has not yet been made public, and a slowdown is...

Turkish media frequently employ the term “White Turks” to describe the Turkish cultural elite. Although Turks are unfamiliar with American-style...

Iran’s elections have historically managed factional conflict without altering the institutional distribution of power. Against this political...

Is Islam particularly inimical to modernity, and the two are never to be reconciled? Many westerners and Muslims alike would argue that this is the...

Given its close political, economic, social and cultural ties to the region, stability, prosperity and a cooperative atmosphere in the South...

This article presents a descriptive account of the March 2009 local elections in Turkey and offers a nation-wide and regional evaluation of trends...

This article discusses the limits of the freedom of political parties in Turkey. 'The political party bans constitute one of the most important...

This article analyzes relations between Turkey and the European Union (EU) in the aftermath of the closure case against the ruling Justice end...

The recent closure case brought against the ruling Justice and Development Party is a direct assault on Turkish democracy. For this reason. America...

Russia's new president, Dmitry Medvedev, should be expected to broadly continue his predecessor Vladimir Putin's foreign policy toward 'Turkey and...

This commentary examines the changes and transitions in the Arab regional order in relation to the Arab-Israeli conflict since the foundation of...