The following is Part 2 of an extract from the book Weapon of the Strong: Conversations on US State Terrorism by Cihan Aksan &…
The following is a chapter from the book Weapon of the Strong: Conversations on US State Terrorism by Cihan Aksan & Jon Bailes (Pluto Press).i…
The media double standards in the West on the new and tragic Israeli escalation of violence directed at Gaza were epitomised by…
In 2008, Barack Obama rekindled faith in the America electoral process for many, and revived the deeper promise of American democracy, bringing…
Yesterday I listened to the Turkish First Lady, the wife of the Prime Minister, Emine Erdogan, speak about her recent harrowing visit to…
In appraising political developments most of us rely on trusted sources, our overall political orientation, what we have learned from past experience,…
I have often reflected upon my own experience of the Iranian Revolution. In the aftermath of the Vietnam War I believed that the United States would…
After three weeks in China I have returned to the United States yesterday before departing for Turkey and Rhodes later today. I mention…
Nothing epitomizes the great political changes in Turkey over the course of the last decade than a seemingly minor media item reporting that Prime…
During the Cold War, the main geopolitical optic relied upon by policymakers and diplomats was associated with a bipolar structure of hard…
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