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March 10, 2012 | The New Yorker
Turkey: The Hunger Strike
Kurdish mayors lead hunger strike in an effort to promote peaceful negotiation, not violence.
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Eurasia
March 09, 2012 | Foreign Affairs
Russia's Activists Regroup
The fleets of armored personnel carriers and battalions of riot police that poured into Moscow on the night of Vladimir Putin's election victory made clear that reform will not come easily.
March 09, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Turkey: Cultural Center Offers Outlet for Kurdish Youth
Sumer Park is a political and cultural center for Diyarbakir's disenfranchised, offering alternatives to Kurdish youth.
March 03, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Russia: The Kremlin's Dilemma
The protests that erupted, the eerie calm that followed, and what everyone is thinking about Putin.
March 01, 2012 | Foreign Affairs
Russia: The People vs. Vladimir Putin
Russia's urban professional class has turned against Putin. It won't cost him this election, but it may cost him plenty in political capital.
January 25, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Turkey: The Razing of Kayarollari
What does the gentrification of an Istanbul neighborhood mean for its Kurdish population?
August 24, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
The Sermon on Rosia Montana
In Romania, the Rosia Montana Gold Corporation plans to begin a large-scale mining operation. The operation will likely mean the end of the Transylvanian town that has occupied this site for centuries.
July 29, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Nagorno-Karabakh: A Lost Identity
The region of Nagorno-Karabakh has gained a de-facto independence, but still does not receive recognition by the international community.
July 16, 2011 | The Washington Post
Armenians urged to settle in border lands
Armenians who fled Azerbaijan after war broke out with Nagorno-Karabakh 20 years ago are entitled, under Karabakh law, to land in bordering territories as compensation.
July 08, 2011 | The Washington Post
Nagorno-Karabakh wants a seat at the table
The de-facto republic of Nagorno-Karabakh wants international recognition, but its fate depends largely on the strained relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
July 07, 2011 | The Washington Post
In Karabakh, the first post-Soviet war
Karabakh garnered a strong sense of independence after the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Now, twenty years later, the de facto republic is working to gain international recognition.
June 16, 2011 | The Atlantic
Why Turkey is Backsliding on Women's Rights
In Turkey, the AKP Islamist party implements policies that favor traditional family values at the expense of women’s rights.