T he brawl that erupted after the referendum will not easily go away. So, as predicted, post-referendum Turkey is now dragged into a deeper crisis.
'No' camp had dreaded secretly that if 'yes'…
T he referendum on 16 April was the last station -until the next one- in the path to oriental authoritarianism which Tayyip Erdogan, the domineering protagonist of the Turkish political sphere since 2002, has…
by Zakir Gul
One ton of explosives were placed under the security building in Turkey recently, and almost none of the media covered it. Other sources claim that the amount of explosives was 2.5 tons. Whatever…
by Aarti Shankar
This year’s French presidential election has shaped up to be the most remarkable in France’s modern history – not only might both traditional parties fail to qualify for the second round, but for…
W hat political dilemma is the regime in Iran intending to resolve through this presidential election?
In 2005, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, having the final say in all state matters, thought to spread his…
by Vincenzo Scarpetta
European Council President Donald Tusk is a man of his word. He promised he would have a first draft of the Brexit negotiating guidelines for the 27 remaining EU member states ready within…
Islamic State Networks in Turkey - a report published recently by Merve Tahiroglu and Jonathan Schanzer of Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) based in Washington D.C. The report reveals not only the Islamic State networks in Turkey…
T he request reached me as I was visiting an European capital.
It was a kind note. 'A group of us want to discuss our suffering and we would be happy if you could…
by Kata Szabó
Thousands of people are protesting against the close down of the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest. A political battle about “foreign influences” and pro or anti EU, US or Russia sentiments.
With the…
T he policies of the regime in Iran over the years have no doubt led to a rise of poverty in the country. As result of poverty, malnutrition is increasing and affecting the lives…