The Wrong Model

Turkey and the Middle East Internal Confidence, External Assertiveness Chatham House Briefing Paper Fadi Hakura, November 2011 During a transitional period for the Middle East and North Africa numerous political commentators have become focused on the emerging role of Turkey as a newly influential force in the region. The crux of their analysis centers on the apparent success of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political blend of secularism with Islam, seeming to suggest that Erdogan has mas...

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