Image Source: Wall Street Journal Across the Western world, right-wing political movements are on the rise. In the United States, this has manifested in an uptick of far-right extremist activity on the fringes of the U.S. political spectrum. Since 2016, far-right ideology in the United States has increasingly been a driver of extremist violence. In … Continue reading Surging Violence and Far-Right Extremism: Unpacking Social Media’s Role in the 2024 Election
Author: Samantha Wooley
A New Century: Turkey’s Pursuit of Regional Economic Power Upon its 100th Anniversary
Image Source: Crisis Group On October 29th, Turkey celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment as a secular, Western-facing nation. However, since Ataturk’s founding of the modern Turkish state, Turkey has shifted from a Western-leaning, secular nation to one that is increasingly religious and disinterested in aligning with Western geopolitics and expectations. Particularly since the … Continue reading A New Century: Turkey’s Pursuit of Regional Economic Power Upon its 100th Anniversary