What happens when the need for economic adjustment moves from the global South to the North.
Yemen as a Saudi Target
How Western powers are nice to rich Saudi Arabia and assist it in covering up its disastrous war tracks.
Is Erdogan a Leninist?
The devious art of categorizing all political enemies as “terrorists”
Turkey’s Totalitarian Democracy
Reflections on the emerging totalitarian form of Islamic democracy.
Creating Frankenstein: The Saudi Export of Ultra-Conservatism
The monster that Saudi Arabia created may come to haunt itself — at home.
After the Coup: Backlash Against Turkey’s Minorities
The failed coup has sparked a wave of hatred and violence against religious minorities for their supposed “complicity” in the incident.
Future of Globalization: Why the Renaissance Mindset Matters So Much
What happens if there is no fair distribution of gains and losses? A Renaissance lens could have brought this risk into focus much sooner.
The “Boytrap”: When the Islamic State Goes to Play Soccer
With mosques under surveillance, IS turns to soccer for recruitment
Who Drives Political Violence in Pakistan?
Pakistan’s generals like to blame their country’s cycle of political violence on foreign forces. In reality, it is largely home-made.
Merkel and Turkey: Six Fundamental Errors
Does Germany’s Chancellor really not understand the cynical ways in which Turkey’s President plays her? Is it naiveté – or appeasement?
























