Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Azerbaijan’s Formula: Secular Governance and Civic Nationhood
...than more separation between religion and state; and toward more ethnic rather than civic conceptions of nationhood. This trend has been particularly pronounced in two powers with whom Azerbaijan is...
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The “Logic” of Turkey’s Repression
...the coup attempt it is imperative to restore the authority of the state, and to undo the political gains of the Kurdish movement. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seconded by...
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Myanmar’s Evolving Relations: The NLD in Government
...The National League for Democracy’s (NLD) landslide victory in Myanmar’s November 2015 general election prompted celebrations around the world. Following a nervous, but successful, transition to ensure the transfer...
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Japan`s Policy towards the South China Sea – Applying “Proactive Peace Diplomacy”?
...Japan’s policy towards the South China Sea (SCS) is likely to have a considerable bearing on the future shape of the regional order in this region although ultimately US-China...
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Erdogan’s Journey – Conservatism and Authoritarianism in Turkey
...profoundly illiberal, authoritarian direction—although not toward repressive Islamism, which some feared was Erdogan’s true agenda, given his background in Islamist politics. Rather, Erdogan has become something more akin to a...
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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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Pyongyang’s ‘weapons first, negotiations later’ strategy
...On 9 September 2016, the US Geological Survey detected a 5.3-magnitude earthquake in the area of North Korea’s Punggye-ri underground test site. Four hours later, North Korean state television...
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The Kurdish Issue and Turkey’s Narrowing Tunnel
...The Turkish government’s recent dismissal of elected Kurdish officials from local authorities in the southeast and its preparations to prosecute Kurdish members of parliament risk exacerbating social tensions at...
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Turkey’s Fractured State
...The Turkish military is known to be a stronghold of Kemalism, the secularist and nationalist ideology of the founder of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. So when the Islamic conservative...
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Turkey’s Failed Coup Has Left Erdogan Facing a Test
...Talk politics with anyone in Turkey and it is only a matter of time before the conspiracy theories surface. For the skeptical, the temptation is to respond with a...