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Tweeting Turkey, or how social media may have fundamentally changed the future of coups

(Washington Post) On Friday, I received an alert on my phone that a coup attempt was underway in Turkey. Rather than turn on the TV — or even open the app of the…

The Failed Coup Attempt in Turkey: What We Know So Far

(PONARS Policy Memo) It seemed a normal Friday night, as much as one could speak of normalcy in Turkey these days, given the developments of the past year, from the numerous…

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Gorenburg: From Sevastopol, the Russian navy can control all approaches

(Moscow Times) From a military point of view, Russia's ground operation to annex Crimea in 2014 was an exceptionally clean affair, and gave ample opportunity to demonstrate the fruits of Moscow's military modernization efforts. But for Russia's famed Black Sea Fleet,…

Russia’s Syrian Campaign: Strategic Gambit or Regional Zugzwang?

March 8, 2016

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The Russian military campaign in Syria has been a major military and political event with significant regional and global consequences. It is post-Soviet Russia’s first openly-conducted…

Can Russia’s Peace Plan for Syria Work?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) When it comes to Russia’s geopolitics, the international community has a lot to grumble about. In the course of a few short years, Moscow annexed Crimea,…

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The PKK and PYD’s Kurdish Soviet Experiment in Syria and Turkey

(Daily Sabah) While the Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) is hailed by some in the West almost as a pro-Western democratic militia fighting for a liberal pluralist oasis in the…

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Tkachenko: In 2014, Turkey ranked fifth among Russia’s partners in terms of exports

(Daily Sabah)—Desperate Russia eases sanctions on Turkish firms—The Russian government has launched draft legislation concerning the exemption of some Turkish firms from sanctions previously imposed on Turkish imports following the…

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The Ottoman Millet System: Non-Territorial Autonomy and its Contemporary Legacy

(Ethnopolitics) (Co-author: Karen Barkeya) Historians and social scientists view the Ottoman millet system as a successful example of non-territorial autonomy. The Ottoman rulers recognized the diversity of religious and ethnic communities that…

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Petrov: Conflict with Turkey is a useful development – offers Putin a chance to ease standoff with the West

(Times Oracle) "The conflict with Turkey is a useful development that offers Putin a chance to pick a new enemy and ease the standoff with the West", said Nikolai Petrov, a professor…

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The Russian government has just asked 12 million citizens to forget about their ethnic identity

Vladimir Medinsky may be the undoing of the current Russian regime. As Minister of Culture, Medinsky is not in any formal sense a powerful person. But ever since President Vladimir…

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Tweeting Turkey, or how social media may have fundamentally changed the future of coups

The Failed Coup Attempt in Turkey: What We Know So Far

Gorenburg: From Sevastopol, the Russian navy can control all approaches

Russia’s Syrian Campaign: Strategic Gambit or Regional Zugzwang?

Can Russia’s Peace Plan for Syria Work?

The PKK and PYD’s Kurdish Soviet Experiment in Syria and Turkey

Tkachenko: In 2014, Turkey ranked fifth among Russia’s partners in terms of exports

The Ottoman Millet System: Non-Territorial Autonomy and its Contemporary Legacy

Petrov: Conflict with Turkey is a useful development – offers Putin a chance to ease standoff with the West

The Russian government has just asked 12 million citizens to forget about their ethnic identity