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...
Jul 29, 2016Coup, Counter-coup, Consequences – Part 2: The Erdogan-Gulen ConnectionThis, the second in a four-part series on the coup in Turkey, looks at the relationship between the erstwhile allies, President Erdogan...
Jul 28, 2016Coup, Counter-coup, Consequences – Part 1: The Remarkable Rise of Recip ErdoganAgainst the backdrop of the coup in Turkey, this blog looks at the impressive ascendency of the Turkish President. It is the first in a...