SYRIA ANALYSIS
Ataturk, Ben-Gurion, and Turkey’s road not taken
GABRIEL MITCHELL
Although they appear very far apart today, Israel and Turkey share common historical DNA. The two countries were forged in the same fire of post-World War I secularism, anti-imperialism, and ethnic nationalism; and they have both been tested by significant domestic and regional challenges.
TURKISH TRAVELS II: THE SYRIAN CONUNDRUM
GABRIEL MITCHELL
“The oppressed become the oppressors. That is what has happened here, that is what is happening in Syria; Rwanda too, and Palestine…”
Ataturk, Ben-Gurion, and Turkey’s road not taken
GABRIEL MITCHELL
Although they appear very far apart today, Israel and Turkey share common historical DNA. The two countries were forged in the same fire of post-World War I secularism, anti-imperialism, and ethnic nationalism; and they have both been tested by significant domestic and regional challenges.TURKISH TRAVELS II: THE SYRIAN CONUNDRUM
GABRIEL MITCHELL
“The oppressed become the oppressors. That is what has happened here, that is what is happening in Syria; Rwanda too, and Palestine…”