Oct 31, 2016Donald and AdolfTrump and Hitler have much more than hair issues in common. Of course, the America of 2016 is not the Germany of 1933, and Donald Trump...
Aug 16, 2016Trump’s Plan B: From demagoguery to violenceAt the time of writing, it looks likely that Trump will not win the US presidential election. His numbers are gravitating around 40...
Aug 3, 2016Coup, Counter-coup, Consequences – Part 4: Where do Turkey’s relations with the West go from here?In the wake of the coup, Erdogan has thrown down gauntlets to the US and the EU that they will have difficulty picking up. First, Erdogan...
Aug 2, 2016Coup, Counter-coup, Consequences – Part 3: The turn towards authoritarianismThe third blog in this series looks at the transition of Erdogan and his AKP party to an overtly Islamist stance It is hard to pinpoint...