Values and Identity: The Resurgence of the Kurdish Hizbullah
Mon, April 30, 2012 | By Gareth H. Jenkins This article was first published in the Turkey Analyst, vol. 5 no. 9 (www.turkeyanalyst.org), a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute...
View ArticleNot a “Slip of the Tongue”: Only “One Religion” Is Recognized as the Basis of...
Mon, May 14, 2012 | By Halil M. Karaveli This article was first published in the Turkey Analyst, vol. 5 no. 10 (www.turkeyanalyst.org), a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute...
View ArticleTurkey-Iraq Relations: From Bad to Worse
Mon, May 14, 2012 | By Richard Weitz This article was first published in the Turkey Analyst, vol. 5 no. 10 (www.turkeyanalyst.org), a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute &...
View ArticleThe Middle East: Brave New World or Scary New Master?
RubinReports | By Barry Rubin “How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in’t!” “Caliban has a new master….Freedom, hey-day! hey-day,...
View Article“And What Do You Want to Say to the Iraqi People?”
Thu, July 5, 2012 | By Barry Rubin This article is an improved version of a Jerusalem Post column. Cartoon from Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper on how sectarianism (the big man) is grabbing Iraq’s future...
View ArticleIsrael is in Good Shape Because So Many Others Decided Not to Be
By Barry Rubin A different version of the article is published in the Jerusalem Post. The more I think about Israel’s security situation at this moment, the better it looks. Obviously, this is...
View ArticleThe Sunni-Shia Conflict Will Be the Major Feature of Middle East Politics for...
Sun, Nov 4, 2012 | RubinReports | By Barry Rubin The Battle of Karbala (October 10, 680 in present day Iraq): Imam Hussein Depicted at Karbala, site of a schismatic battle between a small group of...
View ArticleEgypt’s New Constitution: Laying the Basis for an Islamist, Sharia State
RubinReports | By Barry Rubin Egyptian protesters hold a banner depicting Egyptian President Mursi as a Pharaoh, during a rally over Mursi decrees, in Garden City, Cairo, Egypt, 23 November 2012....
View ArticleYusuf al-Qaradawi Calls on Muslims to Support the Rebels in Syria
Sun, June 16, 2013 | The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the most prominent religious authority in Sunni Islam, lashed out against Iran and Hezbollah and...
View ArticleThe Sunni-Shi’ite Schism is One of the Most Influential Factors in Current...
Sun, June 23, 2013 | The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center The escalating anti-Shi’ite rhetoric from Sunni clerics belonging to different schools of thought reflects an agreement...
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