Ali Gokpinar is a Fulbright scholar who focuses on conflict resolution, peace building, and civil war from his home in Turkey. He tweets @zynlgkpnr and blogs at http://aligokpinar.wordpress.com/.

The Turkish Model

[caption id="attachment_55242915" align="alignnone" width="620"] Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) stand to attention after arriving in the northern…

Who Watches the Watchers?

[caption id="attachment_55245131" align="alignnone" width="620"] A village guard holding his rifle on April 10, 2010, in the mountainous southeastern…