Israeli oppressiveness is swept under the rug of security, while the settlements expand, Gaza is squeezed harder, and the regional developments give Israel the political space to attempt an Israeli one-state solution
This unfolding future should gradually tell us which mix of certainties and uncertainties will govern the Turkish internal and international future
[Prefatory Note: An earlier version was published on September 1, 2016 in Middle East Eye. This version is modified, and its title…
[Prefatory Note: I am posting on my blog a short article just published in a very good journal devoted to terrorism, Perspectives…
Living part of each year in Turkey for more than twenty years has led my to think about the secular/religious divide that is very deep in Turkish society, and produces cleavages of understanding and polarizing enmities
[Prefatory Note: An earlier version was published by Middle East Eye onĀ August 10, 2016. It seems so important at this time for…
It is quite possible that present tendencies toward a more inclusive democracy will continue, and at the same time, denials of human rights are almost certain to persist, and justify scrutiny and vigilance
Comparing these political ruptures is instructive with respect to grasping what works and what fails when it comes to transformative politics that are variously engineered from below, from above, from without
With such knowledge solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and dignity becomes almost a psychological inevitability and an even more urgent moral imperative
The legendary American pro-football coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi, famously remarked when asked about his sports philosophy, āWinning isnāt…
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