Browse Research and Commentary

The Arab Spring and the Kurdish Awakening

September 2, 2012, Ömer Taşpınar

Turkey's Strategic Vision and Syria

Summer 2012, Ömer Taşpınar

Despite Warm Official Relations, Turks Remain Anti-American

June 13, 2012, Ömer Taşpınar

Islamist Politics in Turkey: The New Model?

April 2012, Ömer Taşpınar

Turkey's Kurdish Predicament

April 22, 2012, Ömer Taşpınar

Integrating Europe’s Muslims

February 17, 2012

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Will Europe Shrink from the Arab Spring?

December 21, 2011, Jonathan Laurence and Ömer Taşpınar

Syria Under Growing International Pressure

December 13, 2011

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The Arab Awakening

America and the Transformation of the Middle East

2011, Akram Al-Turk , Pavel K. Baev, Daniel L. Byman, Michael Doran, Khaled Elgindy, Stephen R. Grand, Shadi Hamid, Bruce Jones, Suzanne Maloney, Jonathan D. Pollack, Kenneth M. Pollack, Bruce Riedel, Ruth H. Santini, Salman Shaikh, Ibrahim Sharqieh, Ömer Taşpınar, Shibley Telhami and Sarah Yerkes

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Assessing the Islamic World, Post-9/11

September 20, 2011, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Ömer Taşpınar

Turkey's General Dilemma: Democracy and the Reverse Coup

August 8, 2011, Ömer Taşpınar

Massacre in Norway

July 26, 2011, Ömer Taşpınar

Foreign Policies of Emerging-Market Democracies: What Role for Democracy and Human Rights?

April 14, 2011

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Western Double Standards Over Libya Will Help Islamists

March 28, 2011, Ömer Taşpınar

The Three Strategic Visions of Turkey

March 8, 2011, Ömer Taşpınar

Turkey: A Model for the New Middle East?

February 28, 2011

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Change in the Arab World: Why Now?

February 21, 2011, Ömer Taşpınar

Turkey's New Regional Diplomacy: Ambitions and Constraints

February 20, 2011

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Egypt and the Turkish Model

February 7, 2011, Ömer Taşpınar

The Rise of Turkish Gaullism: Getting Turkish-American Relations Right

January 2011, Ömer Taşpınar

2010: A Difficult Year in Turkish-American Relations

December 27, 2010, Ömer Taşpınar

The Armenian Resolution Strikes Back

December 20, 2010, Ömer Taşpınar

What’s Next for the Middle East Peace Process?

December 13, 2010, Ömer Taşpınar

Turkey's Kurdish Question: New Opportunities and Challenges

December 10, 2010

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In International Relations, America Remains Self-Centered

December 6, 2010, Ömer Taşpınar