The Pragmatism That Western Officials Ascribed to Erdoğan Was Always a Ruse That Erdoğan Embraced to Allay Concerns While He Consolidated Power
After Almost a Quarter Century of Erdoğanism, Turkey Is a Middle Eastern State
The U.S. Military Is Positioning B-2 Stealth Bombers at Diego Garcia, Signaling Potential Strikes Against Iran amid Heightened Tensions
Pressure Mounts on Both Sides—Who Will Yield First in This Endless War?
Foreign Fighters Who Helped Overthrow Assad Now Hold Key Positions in HTS’s Defense Ministry and Its New Army
Poll Reveals Deep-Rooted Anti-US and Anti-Israel Sentiment in Turkey, Driven by Erdogan’s Propaganda Machine
Astana Is Diversifying Diplomatic Channels and Diluting Turkey’s Role as the Primary East–West Connector
The Legal Process, Through Expert Testimony, Official Defenses from TÜİK, and Court Rulings, Could Expose How and Why the Agency Manipulates Inflation Data
Hamid Patel’s Appointment as Ofsted Head Sparks Debate Over Islamization and the Future of British Education
Spotlight: The False Narratives of the Palestinians
False narratives of Palestinian settlement in parts of the modern state of Israel claim that “Palestinians” are the original inhabitants, while Israelis are “colonizers” with no historical claim to the land. Yet, as Daniel Pipes wrote in 2024, “Palestinians … are not an aboriginal, autochthonous, first, indigenous, or native people; most of them are as recently arrived as Zionists. They are also as ethnically diverse.”
What are these ahistorical narratives, and how can they be corrected? How do they affect the current wave of recognitions of a “State of Palestine” and public perceptions of Israel?
What are these ahistorical narratives, and how can they be corrected? How do they affect the current wave of recognitions of a “State of Palestine” and public perceptions of Israel?
Whatever Its Goal—Be It to Destroy Israel or Only Reduce Its Size—The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Is Israel’s Most Intimate and Permanent Enemy
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Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
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