Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa

Tag: Arab Spring

  • 3 Years After The Arab Spring

    3 Years After The Arab Spring

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      It has been almost three years since the Arab Spring zoomed across the Arab world, into each and every country in the region and in the periphery as well. As I suspected from day one, the so-called ‘spring’ had no good promises. While it was supported by almost everyone outside the region, the intellectuals…

  • Two Worlds Cracking Up by .@NYTimesFriedman

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    Original Article Published Here Istanbul For many years, strategists have debated whether Turkey would be a “bridge” or a “gully” between predominantly Christian Europe and the Arab/Muslim Middle East. If Turkey were admitted to the European Union, it would be a bridge binding these two worlds. If it were kept out of the E.U., it…