The US was once the dominant force in the Middle East. That old order has disappeared. Now the new powers are Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Russia – and the US needs a new policy for the region.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Turkey
Displaying 1 - 20 of 246 articles
Gordon Brown is worried. So should we all be.
A number of emerging markets are struggling but this doesn't mean they are totally related.
From Turkey to Saudi Arabia, Muslim women are battling for their rights - but religion is not at fault.
Decades of top-level talks have failed to produce a solution. So why not get citizens involved?
Qatar's decision to aid Turkey in the face of American sanctions against the country may finally be a snub too far for its close relationship with the US.
The financial crisis provoked by the lira's fall isn't the true drama in Turkey. The real drama is a democratic transformation threatens the increasingly authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Venezuela recently devalued its bolivar by 95 percent to tame rabid hyperinflation that has been sending prices on everyday goods through the roof. If history is a guide, it won't work.
Watch out, Indonesia and South Africa.
US sanctions announced earlier this month may have triggered the plunge in the lira, but the government has been mismanaging Turkey's economy for years, creating severe vulnerabilities.
It is contagious populist ideology more than financial contagion that should scare us right now.
The case for all things Tor.
What looks from the outside like a domestic currency crash is in fact something far more dangerous.
President Erdoğan is accusing the West of striving to destabilise Turkey.
In the 70s, Whitlam tried to build new, big cities. But this was too costly. Now the most viable solution for Australia's population woes is to make existing cities bigger.
Madrasas, or Islam-centered schools, have long spread knowledge and literacy throughout the Muslim world. However, can they prepare students for today's tech-based economies?
Turkey's close relationship with the US dates back to the Cold War. But after the June election there put nationalists into a position of power in the government, that alliance could turn rocky.
The Turkish election highlights the growing strength of Turkish opposition despite the defeat and approves of a president who could be weaker than he would like to appear.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has headed off a political humiliation, but making good on his extravagant promises won't be easy.
Turkey's snap election is on Sunday. One fact is clear: The candidates and electorate are both nationalist and pious. That's in contrast to the strict secularism of 20th century politics.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Peace-Building, Co-Director of Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
-
Research Asistant, Université de Strasbourg
-
Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science, The Open University
-
Research Fellow, Coventry University
-
Postdoctoral research associate, European University Institute
-
Professor, Head of Media School, Istanbul Bilgi University
-
Professor of Economics, University of York
-
Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
-
Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Nottingham Trent University
-
Professor, University of Essex
-
Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
-
Lecturer in Modern Middle East History, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
-
Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
-
Research Professor, Coventry University
-
Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service
