Partly due to Europe’s reluctance to welcome Turkey as a full EU-member, Ankara has redirected its foreign policy toward the east, which in 2009 culminated in a flurry of protocols …
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In the early hours of December 19, a giant balloon of hot air appeared over Copenhagen, as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change came to an end. …
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One of the most striking regional developments of 2009 has been the reemergence of Turkey as a major player within the greater Middle East. Since its establishment in 1923, the …
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“Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed” — thus is the noble aim of …
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One good thing about living in Lebanon is that it is hardly ever boring. Even if the country is not plagued by war, internal strife or election fever, the Lebanese …
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Most people will be familiar with Joseph Goebbels’ famous line: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” Yet what …
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If the G-20 April meeting in London could be summarized in two words, they are regulation and internationalization. “Major failures in financial regulation and supervision were fundamental causes of the …
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On March 12, former Wall Street icon Bernard Madoff pled guilty to all criminal charges brought against him, including fraud, theft, money laundering and perjury. Most people will be more …
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The multiple bomb attacks on Bombay last November were but the latest in a series of terrorist attacks that rocked India during the second half of 2008. In total, five …