Kemal Kirişci

Students gather to protest against what they say is government interference in academia despite President Tayyip Erdogan's ousting of Melih Bulu, a rector whose appointment in January triggered months of demonstrations, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2021. The banner reads "All the government-appointed trustees at municipalities and universities will go". REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Resistance to Erdoğan’s encroachment at Turkey’s top university, one year on

Kemal Kirişci, Mine Eder, and Mert Arslanalp

Friday, January 21, 2022

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attend security talks at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Around the halls: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the European security order

Pavel K. Baev, Jessica Brandt, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Samantha Gross, Daniel S. Hamilton, Marvin Kalb, Patricia M. Kim, Kemal Kirişci, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Steven Pifer, Melanie W. Sisson, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Angela Stent

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Washington March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Biden’s exclusion of Erdoğan from the democracy summit may be a blessing in disguise for Turkey

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the opening ceremony of Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Might the Turkish electorate be ready to say goodbye to Erdoğan after two decades in power?

Kemal Kirişci and Berk Esen

Just Security Monday, November 22, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in the final session of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall in Britain, June 13, 2021. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — October 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Members of a Syrian family stand in front of a currency exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Thousands of Afghans have been forced to flee to Turkey through Iran following U.S.' withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's advance in the provinces. Turkey currently hosts over 3.5 million Syrian refugees in addition to the Afghans and other countries. (Photo by Ilker Eray/GocherImagery/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Improving Syrian refugee inclusion in the Turkish economy: How can the international community help?

Kemal Kirişci, M. Murat Erdoğan, and Gökçe Uysal

September 2021

On the day of 'World Refugee Day,' people across Europe commemorate the 44,000+ victims who died on European borders in the past years. On the beach of Scheveningen, in The Hague, a pop-up memorial monument was placed close to the sea to pay the last respect to the victims. The memorial monument consisted of 44,000 memorial signs out of wood sticking out of the sand on the beach with the names of the victims written on them. (Photo by /Sipa USA)

The 1951 Refugee Convention is falling short of its mission. Could the Global Compact on Refugees help?

Monday, July 26, 2021

(L to R): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, France's President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a family photograph of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England on June 11, 2021. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — July 2021

Thursday, July 22, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden (on screen) attends virtual EU Leaders' Summit chaired by President of the European Council Charles Michel (L), in Brussels, Belgium on March 25, 2021. Photo by EU Council.Le président américain Joe Biden (à l'écran) participe au sommet virtuel des dirigeants de l'UE présidé par le président du Conseil européen Charles Michel (à gauche), à Bruxelles, en Belgique, le 25 mars 2021. Photo du Conseil de l'UE.

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — April 2021

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Migrants are seen in a migrant camp Lipa near Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

Biden’s decision to pull troops from Afghanistan risks a major refugee crisis

Kemal Kirişci and Fulya Memisoglu

Just Security Monday, April 26, 2021