While there is undoubtedly a power struggle going on between the government and the Gülen movement, this struggle raises far more important issues for the rule of law in Turkey.
The planet currently seems to be on the cusp of a decidedly unharmonic convergence. Did ‘Market-Leninism’ win the Cold War?
Against a repressive government, nonviolent action can often be more effective than violence. A new book surveys how the switch from armed to nonviolent resistance can occur. Book review.
It is time for Arab Gulf countries to stop being on the defensive and to accept their responsibility for what is happening in the region.
These protests did not oust the government of Peña Nieto, although they demanded the resignation of the president, but they did force the government to react and try to explain what had happened.
For the British ruling class, June 18, 1815 was a high point: most battles since have been disastrous.
Originally delivered as a public lecture at the University of Winchester on Thursday 9th October, 2014, John Denham reflects on the future of England and "Englishness."
When talking about present day Ukraine and its new 'historical' laws, we need to think beyond ‘identity’ and ‘history’.
Russia was everywhere and nowhere at the recent Eastern Partnership summit in Riga.
Since 1991, Georgia has celebrated Independence Day annually on 26 May. But this national holiday only exposes the gap between elites and the people.
