Robots and AI: Utopia or Dystopia? (I)
I did a recent post on Paul Mason’s new book, Postcapitalism, which argued that the internet, automation, robots and artificial intelligence were creating a new economy which could not be...
What the T-14 can tell NATO about a resurgent Russia
What the T-14 can tell NATO about a resurgent Russia The piece of advice Bismark accorded to the new German general staff after unification in 1871, “Russia is never as...
South Sudan’s Spiritual Father would Weep at the State of His Country
South Sudan has just marked ten years since the death of one of its most beloved figures, John Garang, who was killed in a mysterious helicopter explosion. A towering figure...
Messiah Politics or Grassroots Movements?
Synoptic Description of Messiah Politics In 2001 throughout the Western World, the Middle East and North Africa, grassroots movements challenged mainstream politics, in which category belongs 'Messiah politics' - I...
Interview with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Iseri on Energy Security
Considering Turkey's 2023 vision and energy policy objectives, what are the potential challenges that Turkey faces? Do you think that Turkey is pursuing a sustainable energy policy? As a country...
CESRAN Reflections on Turkey’s June 7 Parliamentary Elections by Prof. Alp Özerdem
From 2002 onwards, the AK party won a majority in every Turkish election. Erdoğan always won comfortably, whether in national elections, local votes, or the more recent presidential one. However,...
CESRAN Reflections on Turkey’s June 7 Parliamentary Elections by Dr. Hüsrev Tabak
From 2002 onwards, the AK party won a majority in every Turkish election. Erdoğan always won comfortably, whether in national elections, local votes, or the more recent presidential one. However,...
CESRAN Reflections on Turkey’s June 7 Parliamentary Elections by Dr. Ali Onur Özçelik
From 2002 onwards, the AK party won a majority in every Turkish election. Erdoğan always won comfortably, whether in national elections, local votes, or the more recent presidential one. However,...
CESRAN Reflections on Turkey’s June 7 Parliamentary Elections by Dr. Özgür Tüfekçi
From 2002 onwards, the AK party won a majority in every Turkish election. Erdoğan always won comfortably, whether in national elections, local votes, or the more recent presidential one. However,...
CESRAN Reflections on Turkey’s June 7 Parliamentary Elections by Dr. Rahman Dağ
From 2002 onwards, the AK party won a majority in every Turkish election. Erdoğan always won comfortably, whether in national elections, local votes, or the more recent presidential one. However,...
Economic Development Models and Capitalism
The question of "Development Models" In the post-Communist era now more than two decades old, many people around the world are questioning what is the best economic development model? One...
21st Century Challenges to American Democracy: Part 3
“Consumption Democracy” Consumption values are at the core of contemporary American culture. The mass media, businesses and politicians equate such values with freedom and democracy. The social contract as the...
21st Century Challenges to American Democracy: Part 2
Rising Public Debt, Dwindling Democracy. Conservatives attribute the rising public debt to government spending on costly entitlement and social programs. They conclude that deficit financing for entitlement and social programs...
21st Century Challenges to American Democracy: Part 1
Abstract: It requires several hundred pages to address the complex subject of challenges to American democracy in the post-Cold War era of a global multi-polar economic and political power structure....
Argentina: A Case Study of Israel’s Zionist-Wall Street Destabilization Campaign
Introduction A recent article by Jorge Elbaum, the former executive director of DAIA (Delegation for Argentine Jewish Associations), the principle Argentine Jewish umbrella groups, published in the Buenos Aires daily...