The exposure of the plan hatched by senior military officials – called “Operation Sledgehammer” – to destabilize Turkey’s government, and the subsequent arrest of high-ranking officers, demonstrates the growing strength of Turkey’s democracy. Moreover, prosecutors’ efforts to uncover the truth are not a campaign to discredit the Turkish Army, as some allege;

With parliamentary elections now over in Iraq, among the many challenges the country faces to establishing democracy and the rule of law, promoting economic and human development, and abolishing terrorist safe havens, corruption ranks among the highest. According to Transparency International, Iraq ranked as the third worst country

Watching the policy of the United States in the Middle East as I do these days from Boston, and seeing the deep and persistent tilt toward Israel, it is hard to see any breakthrough in the US-concocted “proximity talks” that may be launched this week between Israel and the Palestinians. At the same time, it would be irresponsible simply to write off this