The Contrarian Progressive

Sometimes, you get lucky.  You write something and a couple of days later you get confirmation. Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has ju...

I am fascinated by ISIS, the shadowy group that popped out of nowhere to defeat the Iraqi army and to invade large swaths of Iraq (and Syria...

In a previous post , I discussed how Netanyahu and conservative forces have been pushing Israel inexorably towards a one state solution and ...

If you are a regular reader of this humble soapbox, you will know  my obsession with the twin peace  processes involving the Kurds and the P...

I have been following the Turkish elections with renewed attention. Although they were for local administrations and municipalities, the rec...

And he should be yours too. Aruna who, you might ask. The short answer is, he is one of the most amazing human beings of our time. Bar...

In late December, I posed this fateful question regarding the embattled Turkish Prime Minister: " is this the end for Erdogan? " A...