Police in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on October 11 use tear gas and a water cannon to disperse people marching to protest the double suicide bombing in Ankara that killed dozens. The violent summer in Turkey reflects an elite’s greed for power and willingness to treat civilians as dispensable, the author writes. SERTAC KAYAR/REUTERS
Alpaslan Ozerdem, Newsweek/Conversation: The Ankara Bombs: How Erdogan Stands to Gain
It had already been a deadly summer of political instability in Turkey. And now this. Another bloody massacre—this time at the hand of twin bomb attacks on a peace rally in Ankara, which have killed at least 97 people.
It is the worst terror attack in Turkey’s history, and the culmination of a dreadful wave of violence. In just a few months, hundreds of civilians, Turkish security personnel and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, members have been killed. Barely a single day passes in Turkey nowadays without some incident of lethal political violence.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 12, 2015
The Long War in Syria -- Anthony Cordesman, CSIS
The Cost of an Expanded Russian Campaign -- Stratfor
The Meaning of Russia’s Intervention in Syria -- Chas Danner, NYMag
Has Russia saved the Assad regime from collapse? -- Al Jazeera
Did Russia's Entry Into Syria's Conflict Take The West By Surprise? -- NPR
How Putin outwitted the West -- Owen Matthews, Politico
Amid Russian airstrikes, a Putin craze takes hold in Mideast -- Zeina Karam and Vivian Salama, AP
It's the Economy, Putin -- Bloomberg editorial
Islamism, the Arab Spring, and the Failure of America’s Do-Nothing Policy in the Middle East -- Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic
Turkey is in shock – but many will have seen this attack coming -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Fear of a Third Intifada -- Ruth Margalit, New Yorker
Palestine clashes: Netanyahu and Abbas are losing their grip -- Peter Beaumont, The Guardian
Last of its kind: The Workers’ Party of Korea keeps the Leninist model alive -- Andrei Lankov, NK News
The Kissinger Diaries: What He Really Thought About Vietnam -- Niall Ferguson, Politico
How The Hunger Games inspired the revolutionary in all of us -- Ben Child, The Guardian
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