Category Archives: United States-Domestic Politics

The Crazy (and Naïve) Oracle: Some Wishful Thinking for 2011

Posted on 01/07/2011 by admin

Do such predictions make me sound crazy? Of course they do.

But if you’re going to lock me up, bear in mind that if a good deal of these prophecies do not work out, not many of us will survive to tell me that I was wrong. Continue reading →

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Amerikan Temsilciler Meclisi Karar(sız)lığı Sonrasında Türkler ve Ermeniler İçin “Taze Kan”

Posted on 12/25/2010 by admin

Türkiye’den, Ermenistan’dan ve Türk ve Ermeni diasporalarından sivil toplum örgütlerinin gençlik konferansları tertiplemeleri Türkler ve Ermeniler arasında hoşgörü ve anlayışı geliştirebilir. Bu tür toplantılar Türklere ve Ermenilere Washington’da ve diğer Batı başkentlerinde lobicilere ödediklerinden çok daha az paraya mal olur; ayrıca, Türk ve Ermeni gençlerini 1915’ten beri ebeveynlerini ve dedelerini-ninelerini zehirlemiş olan nefretin pençesinden de kurtarabilir. Continue reading →

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Posted in Turkey-Domestic Politics / Türkiye-İç Politika, Turkey-Foreign Relations / Türkiye-Dış Politika, Turks & Armenians / Türkler & Ermeniler, United States-Domestic Politics, United States-Foreign Relations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

“Fresh Blood” for Turks and Armenians in the Aftermath of the U.S. House of Representatives (Non-)Resolution

Posted on 12/25/2010 by admin

NGOs from Turkey, Armenia, and the Turkish and Armenian Diasporas should gather youth conferences to nurture understanding and tolerance between Turks and Armenians. Not only would such meetings cost Turks and Armenians a lot less money than what they pay for lobbyists in Washington and other Western capitals; moreover, they can help Turkish and Armenian youths to break free from the clutches of hatred that has poisoned their parents and grandparents since 1915. Continue reading →

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After One Year, Obama Surge in Afghanistan Has Mixed Results and Mixed Future

Posted on 12/20/2010 by admin

We need to see that Afghan security forces, the United States, and NATO allies are fighting more than an organization or a network of myriad groups – they’re actually fighting decades of misery borne out of foreign meddling, occupation, and underdevelopment. Continue reading →

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Memo to Republican Senators: Killing New START is Bad Politics (And May Undermine Iran Nuclear Talks)

Posted on 11/27/2010 by admin

How can the United States convince Iran that nuclear weapons are bad if some American politicians cannot part ways with The Bomb? Continue reading →

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