Policy Papers and Reports (selected)

Podcasts

Public Scholarship

Middle East Countries Find It Hard to Foster Long-Term Plans with Turkey

Guest: Louis Fishman

After years of crisis, President Erdogan has decided to repair Turkey’s relations with Israel and Egypt, but it won’t be easy. Louis Fishman, an expert on Turkey and the Middle East, explains why on FeniksPod’s Middle East Series.
Public Scholarship

Israel Puts Excessive Repression to Cut off Any Unified Palestinian Mobilization

Guest: Dana El-Kurd

Despite being a century long unresolved issue, there have been constant attacks against the Palestinians since last year. Dana El Kurd from the University of Richmond talks about the Palestinian issue and Palestinian activism within the context of the recent developments, how to address the issue, and the effects of regional developments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Public Scholarship

Dissolution of the Parliament Puts Tunisia's Democracy in Danger

Guest: Monica Marks

On top of the political and economic crisis in Tunisia, the announcement of the President Kais Saied on the dissolution of the parliament put the country's young democracy in peril. Monica Marks, a distinguished expert from the NYU/Abu Dhabi, explains the effects of the recent developments on Tunisian politics and Turkey-Tunisia relations.

Interviews (selected)

  • Bassma Kodmani, “Suriye’de Siyasi Bir Çözüm Dışında Alternatif Yok” [No alternative in Syria, but political solution], Analist, March 2016.
  • Hanan Ashrawi, “The Palestinian question needs unity, Palestinians need hope”, JTW, February 12, 2016.
  • Ofra Bengio, “İsrail Bölgede Nasil Bir İstikrar İstiyor?” [Israel’s seek for stability in the region], Analist, Jan. 2016.
  • Mahdi Abdul Hadi, “We are the facts on the ground”, Journal of Turkish Weekly, October 26, 2015.
  • Moshe Maoz, “İsrail’in Bölgedeki Gelişmeler Karşisindaki Pozisyonu ve Türkiye-İsrail İlişkileri” [ISIS is a threat that can be contained, but the Iranian threat is more serious], Analist, September 7, 2015.
  • Alexander Yakobson, “Politics, democracy and foreign policy in Israel after the elections,” JTW, April 10, 2015.
  • Burhan Ghalioun, “Dünü ve Bugünüyle Suriye Krizi” [Past and present in the Syrian Crisis], Analist, January 2015.