YORIKIRII
I always knew that bombing Libya and killing Gaddafi was a mistake. Dictators are here for a reason. Only they are capable, through their ruthless characters and their sledgehammer actions, to hold a country together.
THE U.S. –TURKEY COOPERATION IN BRINGING DOWN ASSAD: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE SCENARIOS
BURHAN GURDOGAN
The U.S. is trying to obtain Turkey’s support in order to bring down Assad, and although the Turkish side, especially Foreign Minister Davutoglu, supports strengthening this partnership, there are some major obstacles that might cause a shift in Turkey’s attitude toward cooperation with the U.S.
ROMNEY’S REMARKABLE SPEECH IN JERUSALEM
DANIEL PIPES
Mitt Romney, the all-but-official Republican presidential candidate, delivered a stem-winder of a speech to the Jerusalem Foundation today, packing emotional support with frank policy statements.
DARK NIGHT RISING
DEREK BARRY
It was impossible not to think of the Denver shootings as I attended the new Batman movie at the local cinema tonight. This latest random mass murder could have been scripted in the film itself, though it would have been the work of a cardboard-evil mastermind rather than just an unhinged student.
CHRIS CHRISTIE’S ISLAM PROBLEM
DANIEL PIPES
A Quinnipiac poll in April showed Chris Christie the most popular potential Republican vice-presidential candidate, thanks to his budget cuts and standing up to government employee unions.
UNTRUTHS ABOUT TURKEY HURT DIPLOMACY
ORRIN FORD
Rick Perry said Turkey should be expelled from NATO, and he called Turkist leaders “Islamic Terrorists.”
US WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ – MISSION ACCOMPLISHED?
IRAM RAMZAN
In the run up to the invasion of Iraq, The Sun ran the headline: ‘Brits 45 mins from doom”. Other newspapers echoed the sentiments. Saddam Hussein, it was claimed, did have weapons of mass destruction and was prepared to use them.
OBAMA FOREIGN POLICY IN A BRIEF : THE PRESIDENT AS TURKEY
BARRY RUBIN
On October 5, 1938, Winston Churchill said in the House of Commons, regarding the Munich agreement in which Britain and France forced Czechoslovakia to cede the strategic Sudetenland to Germany, leading a few months later to that country’s extinction and a year later to World War Two.
THERE IS NO POWER LIKE HARD POWER
YORIKIRII
When Duke Ellington, the elder statesman of Jazz, left New York on September 6, 1963, he began one of the most eventful journeys of his long career.
POLITICIAN’S INTERNET GUIDE PART TWO : FACEBOOK
DIMPOOL ANALYSIS TEAM
In this analysis we explain the importance of designing and organizing a Facebook page for politicians.
GLOBAL REPERCUSSIONS: PALESTINE, UNESCO, AND THE AMERICANS
KIT WEAVER
On 31st October, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, or UNESCO, voted to admit Palestine as a full member. The vote was as highly politicised as it was controversial.
POLITICIAN’S INTERNET GUIDE PART ONE : THE WEBSITE
DIMPOOL ANALYSIS TEAM
In this analysis we explain the importance of creating a unique website for politicians.