We do not want to accept that evil exists: Armenians’ Death March in 1915
Last two weeks the world commemorated the centennial of two events that shaped the modern history of the Turkish Republic and the Armenian people. The first event was the Battle of Gallipoli where the Ottoman Empire forces put up resistance to defend the Strait of Dardanelles stopping the European Allied forces. If Turkey had lost […]
The Race Begins for Drilling Arctic Oil and Gas : Drill Baby Drill
Most of us are aware that something is wrong with our climate and that some countries that have four seasons are seeing those seasons slowly disappear. We also know that scientists have been divided on the issue of climate change. Some scientists argue that climate change is a fabrication, some agree climate change is […]
Enhancing Quality of K-12 Education System by International Linkages
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman once said, “We were divided by walls during the Cold War, but now we are united by the web.” Because of the advancement of technology, we have become more connected than ever, and we are now interconnected like a global village; consequently, international collaboration has become integral not […]
A Realist View of Nuclear Iran in the Middle East
Last week a nuclear deal with Iran caused quite a controversy in the region and in the U.S. despite strong objections from Republican lawmakers and from Israel, both of whom were not happy with the outcome of the Iranian plan. The framework of the nuclear deal should support efforts to promote peace and stability […]
War in Yemen: The Persian and Arab War
Relations between the Persians and the Arabs have always been a problem, not only because of a growing power struggle in the region, but also because of a long history of rivalry that caused deeply embedded animosity toward each other. The majority of Iranians hate Arabs, and the majority of Arabs hate Iranians as […]
There are no more masks left for Fethullah Gulen and his followers to wear
For a long time Gulen and his followers were wearing so many masks and hiding their true goals, harboring hate, generating animosity, and advancing ambitions behind their masks. Many people could not have known that they would adopt such toxic discourse for the sake of fame and wealth in this transient world. Recent developments have […]
If States Do Not Sponsor Terrorism, Would It Be That Hard to Eliminate It?
The mess in Syria began five years ago with most analysts assuming that the Assad regime is the main cause of the problems in Syria, and that Assad must be removed from his position. Now, however, the USA government has changed its policy from insisting that Assad must go to negotiating with his regime to […]
A New Turkey and the War in the Middle East
For nearly a century Turkey was ruled by Kemalist oligarchies that exploited the country and for decades with international support of these oligarchies. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, ended the Islamic role as the state religion, banned teaching Islam in schools, and adopted […]
Turkey Was Run by Mafias: Why Gulen’s Religious Mafia Fears Erdogan’s Presidency
Citizens of Turkey are being increasingly and inescapably entangled in the tentacles of mafia rule. In the past, the secular military mafia in the name of patriotism and protection of Turkey’s secular system against the religion groups took tax money to become rich. The military mafia wrote the Turkish Constitution and appointed the judges. […]
What happened to the revolutions in the Arab countries and why have they not been as successful as expected?
. The insurrections produced anarchy in Libya, civil war in Egypt, and now devolution in Yemen and Syria. It is true that democratic transitions have never been peaceful and are mostly violent. We witnessed transition from communism in Europe, for example, the fall of Berlin Wall, the rise of a criminal mafia, a war in […]