Writing for the Hoover Institution’s Strategika, ICWA former fellow and trustee Paul Rahe (Istanbul 1984-1986)—currently professor of history at Hillsdale College—explores modern Turkey’s history and the role it plays in giving way to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s power grab. Rahe analyzes history, globalization and the intersection of Islam and secular politics in his piece, ‘Is Turkey No Longer Part of The West?’

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