The failure of forced Europeanization and the birth of defensive nationalist democracy in Estonia
The EU accession process over, writes Tonis Saarts, Estonia's rightwing party politics has found a new rallying cry: the threat of Russia. [ more ]
"Index" follows counter terrorism from the courtroom to the community; "Osteuropa" anticipates a renaissance of Jewish life in eastern Europe; "The Hungarian Quarterly" has it out with eastern European savages; "Dilema veche" goes undercover in Italy; "Host" asks who flies the flag of commitment; "Kulturos barai" deplores toothless journalism; "Akadeemia" celebrates academia; "Magyar Lettre Internationale" debates '68 East and West; and "Fronesis" reads Marx beyond Marxism.
is an author living in Istanbul and columnist for the daily Milliyet.
For Kurds in Turkey and in Iraq, US investment in Kurdistan is both a blessing and a burden, writes Ece Temelkuran. [more]
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