Henri Barkey Henri Barkey is a professor of international relations at Lehigh University. Turkey | Sep 26, 2012 Turkey's 'Sledgehammer' Verdicts Take Military Down a Peg Turkish courts have convicted a large number of Turkish officers accused of trying to foment a coup d'état against the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Though a major step toward ending the military tutelage system in Turkey, the verdicts don't mean that Turkey has completed its transition to democracy, warns Henri J. Barkey for Al-Monitor. Originals | Jun 16, 2012 Religion Could Be The Key To Russian Aid On Syria Russian interest in Christian minorities in the Middle East continues to this day as Moscow frets over their future. Henri J. Barkey hopes that these concerns could provide the West and Moscow with a way to resolve the Syrian crisis. Rather than just shaming the Russians, he writes, we must devise opportunities that provide them with a real stake in a new outcome. Originals | Feb 23, 2012 Turkey’s Syrian Conundrum Turkey has emerged as the key country in the Syrian endgame, writes Henri J. Barkey. Almost every proposal has a Turkey component, from calls for that nation’s armed forces to enter Syria, to proposals for establishing “humanitarian corridors.” Ankara finds itself in an impossible situation, alarmed by Syria’s steady march toward the abyss, but reluctant to intervene militarily. Latest News Israel bombs Gaza after US criticises high civilian toll Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 16, 2024 Four Pakistanis killed in rare Oman attack near Shiite mosque Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 16, 2024 What we know about the bomb Israel used on Gaza 'safe zone' by Laignee BARRON | AFP | Jul 16, 2024 See more Podcasts How Iran may look under new Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian Leading Trump VP picks on Middle East policy How Iran’s new president will shift US-Iran relations See more
Turkey | Sep 26, 2012 Turkey's 'Sledgehammer' Verdicts Take Military Down a Peg Turkish courts have convicted a large number of Turkish officers accused of trying to foment a coup d'état against the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Though a major step toward ending the military tutelage system in Turkey, the verdicts don't mean that Turkey has completed its transition to democracy, warns Henri J. Barkey for Al-Monitor.
Originals | Jun 16, 2012 Religion Could Be The Key To Russian Aid On Syria Russian interest in Christian minorities in the Middle East continues to this day as Moscow frets over their future. Henri J. Barkey hopes that these concerns could provide the West and Moscow with a way to resolve the Syrian crisis. Rather than just shaming the Russians, he writes, we must devise opportunities that provide them with a real stake in a new outcome.
Originals | Feb 23, 2012 Turkey’s Syrian Conundrum Turkey has emerged as the key country in the Syrian endgame, writes Henri J. Barkey. Almost every proposal has a Turkey component, from calls for that nation’s armed forces to enter Syria, to proposals for establishing “humanitarian corridors.” Ankara finds itself in an impossible situation, alarmed by Syria’s steady march toward the abyss, but reluctant to intervene militarily.
Four Pakistanis killed in rare Oman attack near Shiite mosque Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 16, 2024