Search results for: Svante E. Cornell
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Russia: an Enabler of Jihad?
...Russian officials have had to contain their glee in monitoring recent political events in America and Europe. They appear to think their days in the cold may soon be...
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Azerbaijan’s Formula: Secular Governance and Civic Nationhood
...In January 2016, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev designated 2016 the “Year of Multiculturalism.” This took place at a time when Azerbaijan’s neighborhood has experienced a trend toward less rather...
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Kazakhstan 2041: the Next Twenty-Five Years
...Kazakhstan has come a long way in the twenty five years since it gained sovereignty. The leadership can point to impressive economic development, stability, strengthened sovereignty, and respect for...
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Under the Radar: Georgia’s October 2016 Elections
...Georgia will hold parliamentary elections on October 8, 2016, which will be key to deciding the country’s future development and its strategic trajectory. Economic problems, especially unemployment and prices,...
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The Tale of the Split that Brought Down Turkey
...Turkey was essentially torn to shreds by a ferocious battle between two Islamic sects led by uncompromising, larger than life personalities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fethullah Gülen. To fully grasp...
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Is Turkey Becoming a Banana Republic?
...The failed military coup in Turkey provides a window into just how unstable and vulnerable Turkey has become. The coup is a unique but not isolated event, more than...
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A botched coup and Turkey’s descent into madness
...not people on the street, was the key reason the coup failed. Not least, it allowed President Erdogan to slip out of Marmaris before being caught and to get to...
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The Fallacy of ‘Compartmentalisation’: the West and Russia from Ukraine to Syria
...In the post-Soviet space as well as the Middle East, Western leaders have largely failed to heed ample evidence that the goals of the Russian leadership are fundamentally opposed...
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Vladimir Putin’s Next European Front
...military coup. But experts believe that the relationship between Ankara and Washington is now in a fragile state, which could boil over into the fight against the militant group, commonly...
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Asserting Statehood: Kazakhstan’s Role in International Organizations
...multilateral relations have always expressed a clear logic: to establish itself as a reliable and constructive international actor. The core of this strategy has been to create several foreign policy...