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Abdullah Gül

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Abdullah Gül is a former president of the Republic of Turkey.

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  1. The Case for Optimism in the Muslim World
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    The Case for Optimism in the Muslim World

    Jun 10, 2024 Abdullah Gül offers a broad assessment of Muslim-majority countries’ progress toward democracy and sustainable development.

  2. Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention
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    Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention

    Mar 28, 2024 Abdullah Gül decries the prosecution and imprisonment of Tunisia's widely respected avatar of Islamic democracy.

  3. The Rules-Based International Order Is Collapsing in Gaza
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    The Rules-Based International Order Is Collapsing in Gaza

    Nov 13, 2023 Abdullah Gül highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis and the broader danger of allowing it to continue.

  4. A Middle East Peace Agenda for 2017
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    A Middle East Peace Agenda for 2017

    Jan 24, 2017 Abdullah Gül says the spillover effects of conflicts throughout the region will demand a response this year.

  5. Middle East Points of Light
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    Middle East Points of Light

    Jan 16, 2015 Abdullah Gül highlights positive regional developments that should be nurtured in the coming year.

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    Can Claudia Sheinbaum Escape AMLO’s Shadow?

    Guillermo Ortiz asks whether Mexico’s new president will govern as a pragmatist or embrace her predecessor’s populism.
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    America’s Broken Constitution

    Nicholas Reed Langen

    For America to address the glaring flaws in its constitutional order, it will need to move to a system where judicial decisions are made not by “Democratic judges” or “Republican judges,” but just by judges. No other liberal democracy allows for such a corrosively politicized appointment process.

     sees the country’s politicized Supreme Court as the biggest obstacle to addressing many other problems.
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    The Cuban Contingent Protecting Maduro

    Jorge G. Castañeda explains why the sham Venezuelan presidential election has not triggered a repeat of the 1958 military coup.
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    Is Antitrust Enforcement Broken?

    Though antitrust enforcement has been gaining momentum on both sides of the Atlantic, a handful of private actors still wield extraordinary market power – and thus power over ordinary people’s lives. With some calling for more radical action, and others warning that reining in firms’ market power would be unhelpful and even harmful, we asked PS commentators what needs to be done.

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    Europe and the Polycrisis

    Thomas Buberl argues that safeguarding the EU’s future demands a fundamental institutional transformation by 2045.
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    The Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Test

    Dani Rodrik explains how to steer international economic-policy debates toward what really matters.
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    Who Needs a New Economic Paradigm?

    Andrés Velasco asks what’s behind the ambition, on both the left and right, to promote a transformative vision of the field.
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    Is Capitalism Really the Cause of Global Inequality?

    Kenneth Rogoff thinks greater economic openness is key to tackling cross-country disparities and achieving sustainability.
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    The Key That Unlocks Cleantech Financing in Europe

    Craig Douglas urges EU leaders to borrow against future Emissions Trading System revenues to finance higher investment now.

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