Putin Pleased With Lack of Consensus On Syria at G20 Those who expected no progress on Syria at the G20 summit in St. Petersburg were proven right. Originals
Turkey’s Dialogue Deficit: Less Schadenfreude, More Ubuntu Turkish culture and society would benefit from a shift from schadenfreude to ubuntu. Turkey
Turks Oppose War in Syria A recent Turkish poll shows that those opposed to a war in Syria grew from 57% to 72% over the past year. Syria
Was Turkey's F-4 Shot Down Over Syria by a Lawyer? Only a lawyer has been prosecuted following the shooting down of a Turkish jet over Syrian airspace in June 2012. Syria
Iraq’s Identity Crisis in Symbols In an increasingly divided Iraq, disputes have broken out regarding the use of photography and symbolism that reinforces sectarian, rather than national, affiliations. Iraq
Former Premier of Norway Reflects On Oslo Accords 20 Years Later The latest round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks could benefit from the compromise, pragmatism and determination that led to Oslo in 1993. Palestine
Mike Tyson Goes to Algeria To Shoot Action Film The former heavyweight champion will work with an international movie team in Algeria for a new action film modeled loosely on “Rambo.” Culture & Society
Erdogan Criticizes Opposition Leader For Visits to Iraq, Egypt Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan feverishly criticizes main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu for his travels to Baghdad and Cairo. Egypt
Blogging in Gaza a Casualty of Arab Spring Gaza's established bloggers lament the decline in traditional blogging as Twitter and Facebook take bigger shares of readership. Palestine
Christians In the Levant Grow Fearful Over US Syria Strike Christians in Syria and Lebanon congregate to discuss the implications for their community should the United States follow through with its plans to carry out military strikes on Syria. Lebanon
Five Lessons From Turkey’s 1998 Standoff With Syria Revisiting the 1998 confrontation with Syria over Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan could help decision makers in Ankara avoid the pitfalls of intervention. Syria
Military Strike on Syria May Put Turkey at Risk Turkey may become the target of Syrian retaliation and face domestic unrest in the case of a US strike on Syria. Syria
Iraq Needs Unity to Deal with Syria Crisis As foreign military intervention in Syria grows more imminent, the Iraqi authorities would do well to set aside their internal differences and take the necessary precautions should its neighbor’s conflict spill over onto its territory. Iraq
Syria's Chemical Weapons Could Inform Iran Nuclear Talks By talking to Iran, the Obama administration could find a face-saving off-ramp for its Syrian conundrum and build trust for resolving Iran's nuclear crisis. Syria
Lebanon’s President Must Form Government to Prevent Collapse While the situation in Lebanon is increasingly affected by the crisis in neighboring Syria, President Michel Suleiman must form a government, even without the support of major parties, to end the country’s paralysis and save its economy. Lebanon
Car Bombs Come to Cairo The car bomb targeting Egypt’s Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Sept. 5 was just one incident in a long chain of bomb threats facing the country. Egypt