“Gej” (Gay) in Southeast Europe
“Southeastern European countries are positioned at one of the globe’s front lines of LGBTI organizing,” writes former Wilson Center research scholar Susan Pearce in her latest policy brief on LBGT...
View ArticlePride in Istanbul
In the midst of anti-government protests and civil unrest that swept throughout Turkey in summer of 2013, former Wilson Center Scholar Susan C. Pearce witnessed first-hand a major milestone in Turkey’s...
View ArticleThe Kurdish Peace Process and Presidential Elections in Turkey
The August 10, 2014, presidential election in Turkey marks the first time voters will be able to directly elect their president. Current Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has held power since...
View ArticleFrom "Hoca" to "Prime Minister": Davutoğlu's Ascendance in Turkish Politics
On 21 August, Turkey's Prime Minister and President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the AK Party executive board's decision nominate Ahment Davutoğlu to succeed him as the leader of the party. In...
View ArticleWhy NATO Needs Turkey in the Fight Against ISIS
President Obama said that NATO is prepared to combat the threat from ISIS on Friday. Rep. Ed Royce and Jill Dougherty talk about what the strategy for defeating ISIS might look like and whether Turkey...
View ArticleThe Coalition of Convenience
In an effort to avoid any parallels to Bush 43's war in Iraq, the Obama administration has studiously avoided the use of the term "coalition of the willing" in its campaign to line up allies in the...
View ArticleJane Harman on The Daily Rundown
Jane Harman comments on the developing ISIL situation; what might happen if ISIL did, in fact, obtain three fighter jets, the power and success of the Kurdish fighters, and the role that Turkey has...
View ArticleThe Vortex
Gaziantep, a city in southern Turkey some forty miles from the Syrian border, has become a bustling hub at the center of the Middle East’s latest conflict. It’s a destination for spies and refugees,...
View ArticleGlobal Europe Program and Istanbul Policy Center Launch Publication Series
The Global Europe Program is pleased to announce the launch of a new collaborative publication series between the Wilson Center and the Istanbul Policy Center: the IPC-Wilson Center Turkey Papers. The...
View ArticleIPC-Wilson Center Turkey Papers: Transatlantic Security, NATO and Turkey
In the second installment of the Istanbul Policy Center-Wilson Center Turkey Papers, “Transatlantic Security, NATO and Turkey,” Gulnur Aybet explores Turkey’s unique position in NATO and its developing...
View ArticleTurkey blames ISIS for suicide bombing
A recent terrorist attack in Suruc, Turkey killing 32 activists could possibly be linked to ISIS. Henri Barkey, director of the Middle East Program, says that the group has two motivations in...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind Turkey’s U-Turn on the Islamic State?
After years of disagreement, the United States and Turkey are preparing to fight together in Syria. In a major turnabout last week, the Turkish government announced that it would open its southern air...
View ArticleHenri Barkey Discusses ISIS and Turkey on Charlie Rose
Middle East Program Director Henri Barkey discusses ISIS and Turkey with Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, and David L. Philips, author of "The Kurdish...
View ArticleTurkey after Elections: Iranian Nuclear Deal, Kurdish Peace Process and the...
In their article “Turkey after Elections: Iranian Nuclear Deal, Kurdish Peace Process and the Fight against DAESH”, Global Fellow Bülent Aras and Fuat Keyman, Director of the Istanbul Policy Center,...
View ArticleWhy NATO Needs Turkey in the Fight Against ISIS
President Obama said that NATO is prepared to combat the threat from ISIS on Friday. Rep. Ed Royce and Jill Dougherty talk about what the strategy for defeating ISIS might look like and whether Turkey...
View ArticleThe Coalition of Convenience
In an effort to avoid any parallels to Bush 43's war in Iraq, the Obama administration has studiously avoided the use of the term "coalition of the willing" in its campaign to line up allies in the...
View ArticleJane Harman on The Daily Rundown
Jane Harman comments on the developing ISIL situation; what might happen if ISIL did, in fact, obtain three fighter jets, the power and success of the Kurdish fighters, and the role that Turkey has...
View ArticleThe Vortex
Gaziantep, a city in southern Turkey some forty miles from the Syrian border, has become a bustling hub at the center of the Middle East’s latest conflict. It’s a destination for spies and refugees,...
View ArticleGlobal Europe Program and Istanbul Policy Center Launch Publication Series
The Global Europe Program is pleased to announce the launch of a new collaborative publication series between the Wilson Center and the Istanbul Policy Center: the IPC-Wilson Center Turkey Papers. The...
View ArticleTurkey blames ISIS for suicide bombing
A recent terrorist attack in Suruc, Turkey killing 32 activists could possibly be linked to ISIS. Henri Barkey, director of the Middle East Program, says that the group has two motivations in...
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