by Hangyeol Suh | Oct 19, 2026 | George Mason University
“From the river to the sea” Depending on who says or hears this most infamous, iconic, hostile, or even beautiful slogan, it can produce several interpretations. It refers to the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, encompassing the territories of...
by Lucas Rie | Oct 7, 2026 | Boston University
On September 30th, Turkey’s Criminal Court of Peace banned T24, a news portal based in the country, for alleged “LGBT Propaganda”. This follows suit in a growing number of interdictions spurned on by Recep Erdoğan, the current president since 2014’s, right leaning and...
by Seoyoung Jung | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University
Hook In the early 2000s, Turkey looked like a promising case of democracy. Many people believed it could become a stable liberal democracy, even in a Muslim-majority country. However, today, Turkey is often described as an authoritarian regime. So what went wrong? In...
by Ethan Czerwonky | Mar 30, 2026 | University of Houston
The Trump administration has effectively shown to the country that we are subservient to other nations interests. The public lobbying alone by the Israeli government is immense, including the pressure from figures like Mohammad bin Solaman in Saudi Arabia and Mohammad...
by Dib | Mar 9, 2026 | University of Houston
Israel has long been viewed as “the only democracy in the Middle East,” yet the system of democracy on which the country runs might not be as free and just as it may seem. Israel is a parliamentary democracy with the Knesset as the legislature, the Prime Minister and...
