Asia

When Ataturk founded modern Turkey he took advantage of the one moment in history when Turkish nationalism had an exclusive character. Turkish political leaders have always had a deep-seated need to project themselves everywhere, and not only...

Women who adhere to unconventional, radical misinterpretations of Islam are a relatively new phenomenon in the Muslim world. A couple of years ago women would subject themselves to destructive religious views in hopes of avenging their loved ones, but now...

US politicians, policymakers and commentators insist that the United States military's involvement in Syria and Iraq is solely aimed at defeating militants from the self-titled Islamic State (IS. However, it is abundantly clear that before the Russian intervention in Syria in 2015...