Is it time to wake up from the dream?

04 Temmuz 2013

Bu yazı 04.07.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Turkey’s long and slow journey toward European Union membership has long been denoted by many, by both proponents and skeptics, as a dream. It has turned into a nightmare many times, but has never ended. This has been an analogy even many Turkish…

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Changing U.S. Policy in Syria

27 Haziran 2013

Bu yazı 27.06.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The Syrian civil war has moved into a new stage with the U.S. decision to provide direct military support to the opposition forces. The Obama administration had already been providing “humanitarian and non-lethal” assistance since the beginning of the crisis. It has…

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Security vs freedom

13 Haziran 2013

Bu yazı 13.06.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. One of the challenges of democracy is how to balance individual freedoms with the security needs of the state. The age-old question becomes more relevant especially during and after real or perceived security threats to a state’s national interests. While mature democracies…

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