The “Kurdish Spring” in Turkey and its Impact on Turkish Foreign Relations in the Middle Eas Date December 12, 2011 Prof. Ofra Bengio writes in the peer-reviewed Turkish Studies of the impact that the PKK insurgency has had within Turkey.
Turkey and Iraq: Soft Power, Hard Power Date November 2, 2011 MDC Visiting Scholars Büşra Süpürgeci and İ. Eralp Semerci explore the Kurdish question in the context of Turkish-Iraqi relations.
Upheavals in the Middle East: Cause for Rapprochement between Turkey and Israel? Date July 24, 2011 MDC Senior Researcher Prof. Ofra Bengio examines recent developments in Turkish-Israeli relations.
Erdoğan's Election Victory and the Turkish Economy, Jordan: Economic Challenges and Strategic Ramifications Date July 4, 2011 Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses Erdoğan's Election Victory and the Turkish Economy while Yitzhak Gal discusses Jordan's economic challenges.
Obstacles to Iranian influence in Iraq: Shi'i leaders' pattern of oscillation and Turkey's increasing footprint Date July 1, 2011 Rachel Kantz Feder published an article in OpenDemocracy.
"The Limping Giant": Turkey and the Kurdish Question Date June 27, 2011 MDC Senior Researcher Prof. Ofra Bengio analyzes the challenges facing Turkish state and society, in the wake of the Kurdish "Peace and Democracy" party's success in the June elections.
Turkey's Elections: Erdoğan's Partial Mandate Date June 26, 2011 Duygu Atlas discusses Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's recent election.
Turkey Decides: Creeping Putinization? Date June 6, 2011 Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak discusses Turkey's recent movements towards authoritarianism.