“There’s a difference between an illiberal democracy and a hybrid regime. There’s a difference between a hybrid regime and full-bore authoritarianism and a single-party state.” My comments in the NY Sun, along with my friend @sinanciddi.bsky.social www.nysun.com/article/in-n...

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If Trump decides to sabotage NATO, that is very, very bad for Turkey. Link is from 2024 www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-turkey-re...

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'Storm clouds in the East Med? Turkey's escalation in Cyprus, Israel's offensive against Hezbollah, and Imamoglu's trial', w/ @thanosdavelis.bsky.social, @sinanciddi.bsky.social, Elisa Ewers, @liselhintz.bsky.social & Henri Barkey, on @kathimerini.gr & HALC's The Greek Current podcast.

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"Storm clouds in the East Med? Turkey's escalation in Cyprus, Israel's offensive against Hezbollah, and Imamoglu's trial" with @sinanciddi.bsky.social, Elisa Ewers, @liselhintz.bsky.social and Henri Barkey hosted by @thanosdavelis.bsky.social. [4/5]

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We can chat via zoom, but I agreed more or less up to Ankara's Iran preferences, which, for me, boil down to stability uber alles

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