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Turkey: Erdogan, the AKP, and Secularism
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| Posted: Monday, September 8, 2008 |
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The coming court verdict on whether Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan violated principles of secularism could plunge Turkey into instability.
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Iran's Faltering Economy
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| Posted: Monday, September 8, 2008 |
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Inflation, shortages, and government inefficiency plague Iran's economy and may undermine the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad government.
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The Case Against Turkey's Ruling Party
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| Posted: Monday, June 23, 2008 |
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It is not secular, liberal, or democratic. In fact, Prime Minister Erdoğan has become the Turkish Vladimir Putin.
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Return of the Purple Fingers
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| Posted: Monday, June 9, 2008 |
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Iraq's upcoming elections are an opportunity to put local government on the right footing.
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Turkey's Putin Deserves to Go
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| Posted: Monday, June 9, 2008 |
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Turkish prime minister Erdogan has turned his back on democracy and has moved toward Russian prime minister Putin's dicatorship.
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Between Foreigners and Shi'is
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| Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 |
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Between Foreigners and Shi'is is an important addition to the library of those interested in Iranian or Jewish history.
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Things Fall Apart
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| Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 |
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Things Fall Apart provides an invaluable framework from which policymakers across the political spectrum might begin to develop strategies to contain a collapsing Iraqi state.
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The Development of Trans-Jordan, 1929-1939
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| Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 |
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Because the archives of many Arab countries are sealed or highly restricted, writings by Arab officials are often of value--but not Maan Abu Nowar's study of Jordan's early development.
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Contemporary Politics in the Middle East
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| Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 |
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The second edition of Beverley Milton-Edwards's textbook on the Middle East, though updated, is as mediocre as the first edition.
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Hillary Clinton's Right to Say "Obliterate"
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| Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 |
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In the face of a saber-rattling Iran, the next U.S. president will have just two main policy options: containment and deterrence.
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