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The Daily Sabah The prince becomes the first from among his generation to be elevated to such a high position first in line to the throne. He has survived several assassination attempts, including one in 2009 by al-Qaida. He takes over the post of crown prince from Prince …

By MURAT YETKİN Hurriyet Daily Turkey is set to have its most critical elections in decades on June 7. It is particularly critical because President Tayyip Erdoğan has shifted the primary aim of the elections to being more than just forming a new parliament and government with a crushing …

By: JUDY DEMPSEY  Strategic Europe European leaders hardly needed a summit to agree on how to cope with the thousands of refugees who are trying desperately to reach the shores of Europe. After a brief lull during the winter months, refugees from North Africa have begun again risking …

By Ahmad Morsey and  Casper Wuite Carnegie On April 15, the Egyptian Cabinet approved amendments to Egypt’s electoral law, articles of which had been deemed unconstitutional last month. After a year of continued unrest, the parliamentary elections, originally slated for March 21, were expected to restore Egypt’s body politic …

By Christopher Kozak Institute For The Study Of War The following is an excerpt of the upcoming report from the Institute for the Study of War titled “An Army in All Corners — Assad’s Campaign Strategy in Syria.” Written by ISW Syria Analyst Christopher Kozak, this study examines Syrian …

By continuing its economic rebalancing, China could increase the scale of its economy by trillions of dollars. By Stephen S. Roach China is at a major crossroads on its long journey to economic development. A still sluggish post-crisis global economy is at an equally critical juncture. In an …

Amelia Smith The Middle East Monitor Two weeks after Tunisia’s deadly Bardo attacks, vendors in Hammamet’s souks lay out brightly coloured pots and cotton scarves under the March sunshine. It’s hard to believe this seaside town on the Mediterranean was once the most popular destination for tourists who …

Amelia Smith The Middle East Monitor Before he became the most powerful person in the Ba’ath party, Saddam Hussein warned he would make a Stalinist state out of Iraq. True to his word he adopted Stalinist-style secret service techniques, along with tribal methods he had grown up around, …

By Samira Shackle The Middle East Monitor Last Thursday, the bodies recovered from the Mediterranean’s worst-ever migrant disaster were buried in Malta. There were only 24 coffins, although an estimated 800 people died. None of the bodies were identified; some had numbers scrawled on them referring to a …