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Lineages of Revolt Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle
Lineages of Revolt Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle East

The Arab spring has wakened enormous interest in the political economy of the Middle East with analysis pouring from a...

Thursday, October 1, 2015

A Land of Aching Hearts The Middle East in the
A Land of Aching Hearts: The Middle East in the Great War

The First World War (WWI) was the biggest war that the world had ever seen, at least until the beginning of the 20th...

Friday, April 1, 2016

What the ISIS Crisis Means for the Future of the
What the ISIS Crisis Means for the Future of the Middle East

Despite all the intellectual energy devoted to understanding “what ISIS really is,” the group remains unpredictable and...

Friday, April 1, 2016

Turkish-American Relations 1800-1952 Between the Stars Stripes and the Crescent
Turkish-American Relations, 1800-1952: Between the Stars, Stripes and the Crescent

Since the end of World War II, good relations between Turkey and the U.S. have been thought to be a de facto situation,...

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Conflicting Reactions in the Middle East towards the Coup Attempt
Conflicting Reactions in the Middle East towards the Coup Attempt in Turkey: Between Opposing and Welcoming

Reactions in the Arab world to the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey varied between opposing and acclaiming it. Remarkably,...

Friday, July 1, 2016

The Struggle for Influence in the Middle East The Arab
The Struggle for Influence in the Middle East: The Arab Uprisings and Foreign Assistance

The book reviewed here is one of the most beneficial examples of studies made on Foreign Assistance to the Middle East,...

Saturday, October 1, 2016

A Necessary Void in International Relations Non-State Actors in the
A Necessary Void in International Relations: Non-State Actors in the Middle East

There has been a dramatic expansion in the size, scope and capacity of non-state actors around the globe in the last three...

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Russian-Iranian Relations through the Prism of the Syrian Crisis
Russian-Iranian Relations through the Prism of the Syrian Crisis

Moscow is extremely interested in keeping Iran in the sphere of its influence. First of all, Iran’s geostrategic position...

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Russian Energy Policy in the Middle East
Russian Energy Policy in the Middle East

Following the fallout between Russia and the West, Moscow embarked on a strategy to make its energy industry a foreign...

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Non-State Challenges in a Re-Ordered World The Jackals of Westphalia
Non-State Challenges in a Re-Ordered World: The Jackals of Westphalia

The world felt the shock of various types of non-state actors (NSAs) such as the ETA, IRA and PKK, with their ethnic,...

Monday, January 1, 2018

Altercating Interests and Orientations between Israel and Turkey A View
Altercating Interests and Orientations between Israel and Turkey: A View from Israel

This essay analyzes the relationship between Turkey and Israel against the background of the AKP ascent to power in Turkey...

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Turkey and the Middle East in the New Era Full
Turkey and the Middle East in the ‘New Era’ [Full Text]

Barack Obama’s inauguration as America’s new president has been welcomed as opening a ‘new era’ in Turkey’s relations with...

Wednesday, July 1, 2009


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