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Turkey and the Arab Spring Between Ethics and Self-Interest
Turkey and the Arab Spring: Between Ethics and Self-Interest

Turkey redefined its geographical security environment over the last decade by deepening its engagement with neighboring...

Sunday, July 1, 2012

The Arab Spring and the New Geo-Strategic Environment in the
The “Arab Spring” and the New Geo-Strategic Environment in the Middle East

Contrary to the evaluation of several political leaders and analysts, the new Islamic governments that have been elected...

Monday, October 1, 2012

The Ends of Islamism Rethinking the Meaning of Islam and
The “Ends” of Islamism: Rethinking the Meaning of Islam and the Political

There have been almost regular attempts to declare the “end of Islamism” or “the end of political Islam.” Since the late...

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Egypt s Democratic Experiment Challenges to a Positive Trajectory
Egypt’s Democratic Experiment: Challenges to a Positive Trajectory

As Egypt charts a path to democracy, it confronts the legacy of 60 years of dictatorship. President Morsi faces an ongoing...

Monday, April 1, 2013

The Limits of Norm Promotion The EU in Egypt and
The Limits of Norm Promotion: The EU in Egypt and Israel/Palestine

Policy implications aside, assessing the EU’s involvement in the Mediterranean region necessitates a reconsideration of...

Monday, April 1, 2013

European Union and Turkey in the Post Arab Spring Era
European Union and Turkey in the Post Arab Spring Era: Mapping Strategic Interests in the Turbulent Neighborhood

This article explores the strategic importance Turkey holds to the European Union and how Ankara could contribute to the...

Monday, July 1, 2013

Deconstructing the Discourse of Models The Battle of Ideas over
Deconstructing the Discourse of Models: The ‘Battle of Ideas’ over the Post-Revolutionary Middle East

Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, the so-called ‘Turkish model’ has become a key ingredient of the discourse of...

Monday, July 1, 2013

How and Why the West Reacted to the Arab Spring
How and Why the West Reacted to the Arab Spring: An Arab Perspective

For many decades, the Arab despots would serve the Western interests in the region in return for a Western disregard to...

Monday, July 1, 2013

A New Challenge for Turkey Civil War in Syria
A New Challenge for Turkey: Civil War in Syria

The Arab Spring gave rise to a variety of transitions in the Middle East. Although initial developments in Tunisia and...

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Roaring in Libya Whispering in Others UN Security Council s
Roaring in Libya, Whispering in Others: UN Security Council’s Posture During the ‘Arab Spring’

This paper examines the position of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during the Arab revolutions of 2010-2013....

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

A Fire in the Minds of Arabs The Arab Spring
A Fire in the Minds of Arabs: The Arab Spring in Revolutionary History

Fire is both the symbol of revolution and its most potent weapon. Much like the American Revolution and other key historic...

Wednesday, January 1, 2014


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