Islam as Peacemaker: The AKP's Attempt at a Kurdish Resolution
 According to many scholars, including Reşat Kasaba and Murat Somer, the conflict between Turkey and the Kurds has been fought along ethnic and political lines. However, the historic exclusion of religion from Turkey’s political sphere prevented Islam from precipitating better relations. Long restrained by Kemalist governments that regulated the influence of religion on public life, the introduction of Islam into political discourse reflects a new chapter in Turkish politics. Th [ … ] |
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CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY
presents
TURKEY'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY
conference panel featuring
Daniel Brumberg (Georgetown University)
Omer Taspinar (Brookings)
Yossi Shain (Georgetown University)
Fevzi Bilgin (St. Mary's College, Washington Review)
moderator
Sinan Ciddi (Institute of Turkish Studies at Georgetown University)
Wednesday, Oct...
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CONFERENCE: RUSSIA AND EURASIA: 20 YEARS AFTER THE SOVIET UNION
April 14, 2011, Washington DC
Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia's geopolitical environment has changed dramatically. The emergence of new states in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the widening of European integration, and the rise of China have all transformed Russia's rela...
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The Washington Review of Turkish & Eurasian Affairs, in partnership with The Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary's College of Maryland, held a a one-day conference at Historic St. Mary's City, Maryland, November 23, 2010.
The goal of the conference was to address critical issues affecting Turkey and Eurasian societies. The conference brought together scholars from across the socia...
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The Washington Review of Turkish & Eurasian Affairs held a conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC, on September 15, 2010, three days after the critical constitutional referendum in Turkey, featuring Wayne Madsen, Joe Lauria, Mustafa Akyol, Levent Korkut, and Ihsan Bal.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Wayne Madsen is a Washington, DC-based investigative journ...
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The Washington Review held a reception at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2010. The event provided a friendly venue for political scientists who work on Turkey and Eurasia to meet and network.
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