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Relations between the United States and Iran (1953-2021)
Why do the United States and Iran keep on fighting each other? The dispute between the United States and Iran began 68 years ago....
Notes on Turkish Politics (2): The Rise and Fall of Praetorian State
Since the transition to multiparty democracy in 1950, Turkish political life witnessed two fully fledged direct military coups in 1960 and in 1980 and...
Notes On Turkısh Polıtıcs (I): Strong State Tradıtıon
“…Turkish Army is determined to defend the unitary secular state founded by Ataturk… Protection of fundamental characteristics of the republic cannot be considered as...
Donald Trump, Insurrection and the American “Horde”
"The mass man has no attention to spare for reasoning; he learns only in his own flesh."
Jose Ortega y' Gasset, The Revolt of the...
Experiencing Chinese Society and Culture
Today Chinese Culture and society is a combination of ancient traditions, customs, and modernized developed and also westernized lifestyle. The Chinese culture and traditions...
Victory in Strategic Studies: The Problematic Neglect of a Central Concept
Within the academic sphere of strategic studies there seems to be no doubt that the concept of victory remains to be understudied. Many scholars...
Meritocracy in the Age of Mediocrity
Authors: Ash Narain Roy and Sophia Thomas*
Meritocracy, political theorist Hannah Arendt famously says, “contradicts the principle of equality. Without equality, it is no less...
100th Anniversary of the Turkish Constitution
Teşkilatı-Esasiye Law, the law provides for the establishment of the State of Turkey on January 20, 1921. This law also carries its status as...
Nanjing tragedy – massacre or “incident”?
On December 15, China was marking the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre by Japanese troops.
In Japan, they avoid using the term “massacre,” however,...
How the West failed to understand contemporary Russia
A few years ago, James G. Stavridis, a retired U.S. admiral and dean of Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy claimed that,...