ISTANBUL — Turkey's president has slammed Israel for a controversial law passed last week in parliament defining Israel as a nation-state of the Jewish people. Addressing lawmakers in Ankara Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel "the world's most Zionist, fascist, racist state." He said "the soul of Hitler has...
US Will Sanction Turkey Over Detained Pastor, Trump Says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared on Thursday the United States will impose sanctions on Turkey, a crucial NATO ally, in retaliation for the detention of an American pastor on terror and espionage charges. Turkey's response was both harsh and dismissive, calling his words "unacceptable" and a "cheap threat." Trump's...
Will the Gaza Events Further Polarize the Middle East?
By moving the U.S. embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem, the United States has added complexity to a situation that was already chaotic. Washington’s move will not change the reality on the ground, as 62 Palestinians have been killed over the last few days. Gaza’s protests marking the 70th anniversary of...
EU’s Refugee Crisis: Which European Countries are Hosting More Asylum Seekers?
In an increasingly interconnected world, the refugee crisis has become a central issue for governments worldwide. Especially after the outbreak of the Syrian crisis, which caused more than one million refugees to cross into Europe in 2015 alone, the debate around forced immigration has started to be addressed by the...
Chaotic Middle East Puts World at Risk
Although the drumbeat of news reports may give the impression that much of the world is in crisis, the reality is quite the opposite, according to Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria. In his Friday, Feb. 16 post, Zakaria notes, "In almost every part of the world, economies are growing and...
Chaotic Middle East Puts World at Risk
Although the drumbeat of news reports may give the impression that much of the world is in crisis, the reality is quite the opposite, according to Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria. In his Friday, Feb. 16 post, Zakaria notes, "In almost every part of the world, economies are growing and...
Shame on Turkey for Trying to Stifle U.S. Free Speech
The Turkish government’s sweeping attempts to muzzle dissent and opposition of the ruling party among its citizens has been largely successful. Perhaps emboldened by this success, the Turkish government has seen fit to export its practices to the United States. Just weeks before the start of the prestigious international conference...
Shame on Turkey for Trying to Stifle U.S. Free Speech
The Turkish government’s sweeping attempts to muzzle dissent and opposition of the ruling party among its citizens has been largely successful. Perhaps emboldened by this success, the Turkish government has seen fit to export its practices to the United States. Just weeks before the start of the prestigious international conference...