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End Times for the Caliphate? by PATRICK COCKBURN

The war in Syria and Iraq has produced two new de facto states in the last five years and enabled a third quasi-state greatly to expand its territory and power. The two new states, though unrecognised internationally, are stronger militarily and … Continue reading

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Erdogan’s Historic Blunders How Turkey Blew Its Chance to Lead the Middle East by PATRICK COCKBURN

Whatever happened to the idea that Turkey was the coming power in the Middle East, with its surging economy and stable democracy under a mildly Islamic government which might be the model for Arab states as they ended decades of … Continue reading

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