Muslim Politics Without an "Islamic" State: Can Turkey's Justice and Development Party Be a Model for Arab Islamists?

Ahmet T. Kuru

As Islamist parties assume power in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco, many – in both the West and the region – have turned to the experience of Turkey’s pro-Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) for lessons on negotiating the relationship between Islam and the state.

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Murdering the US ambassador to Libya: Anti-Westernism and Islamophobia

Ahmet T. Kuru *

US Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed a few days ago as a result of either a calculated terrorist attack or random violent anti-US protests in Libya.

It is not known yet exactly who the murderers are, but it is not early to explore the global significance of the incident.

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The Rise and Fall of Military Tutelage in Turkey: Fears of Islamism, Kurdism, and Communism

Dr. Ahmet T. Kuru writes in the most recent issue of Insight Turkey (Vol. 14, No.2, 2012, pp. 37-57) about “The Rise and Fall of Military Tutelage in Turkey: Fears of Islamism, Kurdism, and Communism.”

The abstract of the article is as follows:

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