Iran and Turkey through ‘The Golden Cage’ and ‘Contextual Gendered Racialization’ Lens: Populism, Law, Gender and Freedom
In this commentary, Dr. Hafza Girdap offers a compelling comparative analysis of populism, law, gender, and freedom across two authoritarian...
The Humanity of Migration
In this timely and powerful Voice of Youth (VoY) essay, Emmanouela Papapavlou reframes migration not as a crisis or threat,...
Peace with the Kurds in Turkey: What about It?
In this incisive analysis, political scientist Professor Cengiz Aktar examines Ankara’s latest initiative toward the Kurds, arguing that what has...
November 25: The Normalization of Violence and the Forgetting That Keeps It Alive
In this compelling VoY essay, Emmanouela Papapavlou confronts the uncomfortable truth behind society’s yearly cycle of remembrance on November 25th....
Civilizational Populism and Migration Diplomacy: Tunisia, the European Union, and Italy
Please cite as: Murphey, Helen L. (2025). “Civilizational Populism and Migration Diplomacy: Tunisia, the European Union, and Italy.” Journal of...
Dr. de Silva: Anti-Gender Narratives Are Highly Interlinked and Interconnected Across Borders
“Anti-gender discourses are very interlinked and interconnected; we see these floating narratives repeated across countries like Latvia, Poland, and Russia,”...
Queerness, Genocide, and International Law – A Look at Palestine
This commentary examines how queerness intersects with genocide and international law in the context of Palestine. Ass. Professor Izat El...
Professor Roth: Israel Exploits Antisemitism Allegations to Silence Criticism of Genocide in Gaza
In an exclusive ECPS interview, Professor Kenneth Roth—former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and now at Princeton—warns that Israel...
Virtual Workshop Series — Session 2: The ‘Nation’ or just an ‘Accidental Society’: Identity, Polarization, Rule of Law and Human Rights in 1989–2025 Poland
Please cite as: ECPS Staff. (2025). “Virtual Workshop Series — Session 2: The ‘Nation’ or just an ‘Accidental Society’: Identity,...
Dr. Levene: Dysfunctional International System Enables Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
A new United Nations commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, citing mass killings, forced...
Professor Barkey: Turkey Has Become a Full-Blown Authoritarian System
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Henri Barkey—born in Turkey and one of the leading US experts on Middle...
Human Rights Icon Aryeh Neier: Anti-Israel Speech Is Not Antisemitism
In an exclusive interview with the ECPS, Aryeh Neier — founding Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and former President...