Shahira Amin: Some journalists practice self-censorship in Egypt
When the revolution took place in Egypt, and Mubarak’s regime collapsed, many believed that democracy and freedom of speech would prevail in Egypt, but subsequent…
Expert Reviews
Anar Sadikhov: The potential union seems to be balanced and self-sufficient
In recent times the media and the expert community quite consistently discusses the issue of potential new alliance between Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia. With…
Abbas Djuma: Ankara continues to help terrorists despite the rapprochement with Moscow
Russia is increasing strikes on militant positions, for these purposes Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) also started to use a military base in Iran. Despite all…
Paul Williams: How to see new exports of US natural gas to the Middle East
In the last 30-40 years the Gulf region has been the world leader in the supply of energy. But now we are seeing gas supplies…
Yuriy Mavashev: What is happening can be described with a very pithy term – “Anti-Kemalist revolution”
Events and processes that are taking place in Turkey, immediately after the failed attempt of a military coup, have a rather mixed reception both in…
Sinan Baykent: Turkey: The People in Quest of a National Order
During the night of July 15th, elements of Gülenist terrorist organization infiltrated in the armed forces, with the support of some foreign circles, tried to…
Yuriy Mavashev: The coup was obviously beneficial to the side that won as a result
There is a large number of versions, rumors and speculation formed around the failed coup in Turkey. A considerable number of them come from Russian…
Barın Kayaoğlu: Turkey is simply too large and too powerful to be tossed aside by the United States
Close US contacts with Kurdish groups in Syria can not but disturb the Turkish authorities. Some experts and politicians argue that US contacts with the…
Theodore Karasik: The Turkish counterintelligence failure within their own armed forces
Some experts and politicians in Turkey and abroad argue that the United States may be behind the coup in Turkey, or at least Washington could…
Ali Scotten: Washington will have to address the global threats posed by the Syrian crisis and the Islamic State
There is increasing talk about US strategic interests shifting towards the South-East Asia region, and the Middle East—particularly the Gulf region—becoming a lower priority for…