The Contrarian Progressive
I know what I know. Somehow, what I see is different from what other people see.
26 July 2015
Will Erdogan Push Turkey Into Syrian Quagmire?
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This is not a hypothetical question. And after the recent massacre in Suruc, a small town in Southern Turkey, where 32 people were killed ...
11 July 2015
Thomas Picketty: "Germany Has Never Paid Its Debts"
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You probably have heard of Thomas Picketty, the author of " Capital in the 21st Century ." He gave a recent interview to Die Zei...
04 July 2015
Testing Radicalization of Muslims Hypothesis: the Aaurhus Model
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Recently I came across a case that seemed to corroborate my hypothesis on why people join ISIS . For those of you who found my original pr...
03 July 2015
Greece and Germany Debate Signalling Profound Changes in EU
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The main feedback I got on my previous post on Grexit was along the lines of, "well it was a nice and tidy argument but you were too ...
06 June 2015
Notes on the Upcoming Turkish Elections
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Tomorrow is election day in Turkey. For the country, these elections are probably one of the most important political events of the last d...
16 May 2015
Was ISIS Created by Saddam's Intelligence Apparatus?
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There is a recent Der Spiegel article that would make a nice antidote to Oh Dearism accompanying most news items on ISIS. Perhaps becaus...
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