Search results for: Alexandra Said
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The Tale of the Split that Brought Down Turkey
...the Nurcu movement’s founder, Said-i-Nursi, differed from the Naqshbandis in seeking to wed modernity and Islam, and in his acceptance of the republic. Fethullah Gülen built on that tradition, and...
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Real friends? Georgia-Turkey relations in the wake of the July 15 coup attempt
...events in Turkey. Promptly after, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said his government wants to “express our support to the democratically elected government in Turkey, and personally to President Erdoğan”. PM...
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Vladimir Putin’s Next European Front
...concerned for him and we support the democratically elected government of Turkey,” Carter said. ”He assured me first, very clearly, that nothing that happened over the weekend will interrupt their...
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Bangkok blast: A look at the main suspects
...initial reports said the bomb targeted the Erawan Shrine, that may simply have been a convenient place to deposit the device; two other bombs were discovered and defused nearby....
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The forgotten success story: Japan and the methamphetamine problem
...Japanese authorities declare the emergence of ‘the third epidemic’ that is still said to be ongoing. Official statistics show, however, that Japan has not seen any such epidemic. In comparison...
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Australia Speaks Plainly on the South China Sea
...China was a good indication of Australia’s disapproval of China’s activity in the South China Sea. But if that message didn’t get across (Beijing said it didn’t mind), in the...
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Going nowhere: Thailand’s coup, one year on
...months) and a roadmap for reforms to break years of political deadlock. The promised elections have been continually pushed back. This week the junta said they would again be postponed...
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Asia Reacts to China’s South China Sea Airstrip
...In what was the first ever port call between the countries, two Vietnamese frigates visited the Philippines on Tuesday. An unnamed Filipino naval officer said the two countries would...