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Editor's Note Fall 2020
Editor's Note | Fall 2020

This issue of Insight Turkey focuses on underscoring both promises of internal reconstruction and challenges fueled by...

Friday, November 27, 2020

The Protracted Civil War in Libya The Role of Outside
The Protracted Civil War in Libya: The Role of Outside Powers

The collapse of the Muammar Qaddafi regime was ostensibly the prelude to a democratic Libya. The 2012 election elicited...

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Social Media and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era The
Social Media and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era: The Manipulation of Politics in the Election Process*

This article focuses on how virtual social networks affect socio-political life. The main theme of the article is how...

Saturday, July 4, 2020

The War for Syria Regional and International Dimensions of the
The War for Syria: Regional and International Dimensions of the Syrian Uprising

The civil war in Syria, now ongoing for 10 years, does not appear to be ending soon given the continuing conflicts among...

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Strange Bedfellows Why France s Emmanuel Macron and His Autocratic
Strange Bedfellows: Why France’s Emmanuel Macron and His Autocratic Friends Are Attempting to Impose Another Strongman in the MENA Region

France has lately edged ever closer to a number of autocracies in Africa and the Middle East. Notably, in the name of...

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Turkey s Management of COVID-19 Measures and Strategies of Health
Turkey’s Management of COVID-19: Measures and Strategies of Health Policies

Pandemics and related problems have been an important public health issue throughout history and will continue to be so in...

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Editor's Note Winter 2014
Editor's Note | Winter 2014

The end of the Cold War ushered in a new era, leading to the transformation of the international system and shifting the...

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Editor's Note Summer 2014
Editor's Note | Summer 2014

The international community faces a series of serious challenges, which need to be urgently addressed otherwise the...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Mr Trump Post Nuclear Ban Treaty NATO s Nuclear Weapons
Mr. Trump, Post Nuclear Ban Treaty, NATO’s Nuclear Weapons in Europe are Obsolete

This commentary makes the case as to why the U.S. tactical nuclear weapons that have been stationed in Europe since the...

Monday, July 10, 2017

Kirkuk Iraq's Next War What Options Does Turkey Have
Kirkuk, Iraq's Next War: What Options Does Turkey Have?

As the battle for Mosul is entering its final stage, observers of Iraq's political scene anticipate a more devastating and...

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Legislating Reality and Politicizing History Contextualizing Armenian Claims of Genocide
Legislating Reality and Politicizing History: Contextualizing Armenian Claims of Genocide

Although the relocation of Armenians as a historical event occurred over 100 years ago, it still remains on the agenda of...

Monday, January 1, 2018


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