Ambassador James F. Jeffrey is the former US ambassador to Ankara and the Philip Solondz distinguished visiting fellow at the Washington Institute, where he focuses on US strategies to counter Iran's efforts to expand its influence in the broader Middle East-----Soner Cagaptay is a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the author of <em>The Rise of Turkey: The 21st Century's First Muslim Power</em> (University of Nebraska: 2013). Follow him on Twitter @sonercagaptay

Tempered Islamism

[caption id="attachment_55240952" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkish women stand next to a Turkish flag on November 7, 2006 in Istanbul, Turkey…