The Colombian conflict has more factions, presenting a complex relationship between ideology, land issues and the drug industry, while the Kurdish question concerns national identity and cultural rights. So, why is the Colombian peace process more likely to succeed?
Can the Turkish government successfully manage the emerging conflict within the AKP, revive its foreign policy and negotiate a new relationship with political actors who severely criticize the government for its repressive and illiberal measures? Can the AKP remain the single ruling party?
Turkey needs to develop a sustainable Syria strategy if it wants to deter any internal and external threats and be influential in Syria's future.
Shouldn't we truly try to understand Egyptian politics rather than defaulting to competing polarization narratives?
The new pope, Pope Tawadros, realizes that his base has awakened and that he needs to establish his rule. Both the church and its Pope will be much more active and demanding in Egyptian politics.
Overall, Turkey is experiencing a hot summer what with the ongoing Gezi Parki protests, peace negotiations and the Syrian civil war.
Of course many people might think that ‘public’ refers to people but in Turkey it actually refers to the state. Therefore, the laws and Turkish Constitution protect and serve the interests of the state rather than being in the service of citizens.
A media that does not function as a check on the government will not be able to survive in the coming days and people will definitely question business relations between the media and the government.
Perhaps Turkey has never used tear gas in its 90-year history as much as it has done in the last ten years.
Pigeon-holing citizens according to their religion is part of the armoury with which the Egyptian state controls its citizens. But there is a chink in the armour.
There is a remarkable rise of banal and campaigning Turkish nationalism. A tension between competing national identities might challenge Ocalan’s rhetoric and the new democratic state.
The AKP has not persecuted journalists, so much as rather selectively targeted certain people and groups.
