Thursday’s vote on the UK’s membership of the European Union has already caused extraordinary political and economic upheaval in the country and sent shockwaves well beyond the Kingdom. The . . .
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It’s not only the tourism on the brink in Turkey
It is high tourist season in Turkey but the beaches and hotels in resort towns that are normally packed with foreign visitors are empty. In Istanbul, one of Turkey’s most popular tourist . . .
Anti-Turkish xenophobia brings out the worst in Britain
The United Kingdom is discovering the pitfalls of using a simple political tool to make a historical decision on a complex and contentious issue. The June 23rd referendum on whether to remain in or . . .
History can no longer be left to historians alone
The German parliamentary resolution titled "Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in 1915 and 1916" may only be a symbolic act with no legal effect . . .