[escenic_image id="5511446"]Dr John Chipman is Director-General and Chief Executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, a leading Think Tank focusing on international…

[escenic_image id="5511449"]In addition to its results, the last presidential elections in Iran on 12 June aroused controversy over the legitimacy of the Guardianship of the Jurist’s system. This is…

There are significant differences between Ataturk and Ahmed Dauad Oglu in terms of personality, theory, interpretation, and government. The former believed that his country was saturated in an…

Turkish politics have long lived by one of the most enduring mottos of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country’s modernizing and secularizing founder: “Peace at Home, Peace Abroad.” The slogan is…

None of the countries of the Islamic world have a similar Islamic and secular heritage as that of Turkey. Modern Turkey is the only Islamic state that transformed into a secular state - or at least…

[escenic_image id="5511135"]The Anatolian landscape is dotted by a tall slender tree in the aspen family, known to the Turks as kavak.  This is a fragile-looking but sturdy tree, so when the harsh…

[escenic_image id="5511132"]So far, in the talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program, President Obama hasn’t shown any sign that he is going to give Iran what it wants,…

[escenic_image id="5511145"]"I worry when people stick 'ism' and 'ist' on the end of words.  Islam is good.  Islamism isn't.  Ataturk is good.  But those who exploit his memory by calling themselves…

The recent clashes between Saudi Arabia’s security forces and the Houthi rebels in the Saudi province of Jazan are a small but important chapter of a long story. This story’s central plot is the…

[escenic_image id="5511143"]Ibrahim Kalin has been chief foreign affairs advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan since May 2009, when his predecessor Ahmet Davutoglu was appointed…