Marc Imperatori
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Interested in democracy, how to sustain it, and West Asia
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Foreign policy as domestic politics in populist competitive authoritarianism: the case of the May 2023 elections in #Turkey
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Foreign policy as domestic politics in populist competitive authoritarianism: the case of the May 2023 elections in #Turkey
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Senem Aydın-Düzgit on foreign policy weaponisation in Turkish domestic politics
Turkey Book Talk #257 – Senem Aydın-Düzgit, professor of international relations at Sabanci University and director of the Istanbul Policy Centre, on her article “Foreign Policy as Domestic P…
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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For anyone who missed it, Grok—X’s fact checking AI tool, which users increasingly summon as if it’s some sort of omniscient arbiter, all-wise research assistant, or a relatively neutral source à la Wikipedia—just embraced rank antisemitism.
“And that surname? Every damn time,” it said.
1/
“And that surname? Every damn time,” it said.
1/
July 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For anyone who missed it, Grok—X’s fact checking AI tool, which users increasingly summon as if it’s some sort of omniscient arbiter, all-wise research assistant, or a relatively neutral source à la Wikipedia—just embraced rank antisemitism.
“And that surname? Every damn time,” it said.
1/
“And that surname? Every damn time,” it said.
1/
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Unter dem Vorsitz Özgür Özels ist die CHP populärer als je zuvor in der AKP-Ära. Die Justiz könnte bald aber wieder den 76-Jährigen Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu einsetzen – und damit den nächsten Schritt Richtung Autokratie einleiten. Von @marcimperatori.bsky.social
Unter dem Vorsitz Özgür Özels ist die CHP populärer als je zuvor in der AKP-Ära. Die Justiz könnte bald aber wieder den 76-Jährigen Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu einsetzen – und damit den nächsten Schritt Richtung Autokratie einleiten. Von @marcimperatori.bsky.social
Das letzte Puzzlestück
Unter dem Vorsitz Özgür Özels ist die CHP populärer als je zuvor in der AKP-Ära. Die Justiz könnte bald aber wieder den 76-Jährigen Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu einsetzen – und damit den nächsten Schritt Richtu...
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July 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Unter dem Vorsitz Özgür Özels ist die CHP populärer als je zuvor in der AKP-Ära. Die Justiz könnte bald aber wieder den 76-Jährigen Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu einsetzen – und damit den nächsten Schritt Richtung Autokratie einleiten. Von @marcimperatori.bsky.social
Unter dem Vorsitz Özgür Özels ist die CHP populärer als je zuvor in der AKP-Ära. Die Justiz könnte bald aber wieder den 76-Jährigen Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu einsetzen – und damit den nächsten Schritt Richtung Autokratie einleiten. Von @marcimperatori.bsky.social
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Others have tried to capture the economic effects of the tariff bomb. Here’s another: Trump has destroyed US diplomacy. Forget the liberal international order. US diplomacy as we knew it is over. Thread: 1/
April 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Others have tried to capture the economic effects of the tariff bomb. Here’s another: Trump has destroyed US diplomacy. Forget the liberal international order. US diplomacy as we knew it is over. Thread: 1/
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Hard to think of a clearer forecast of the rule of law under a new regime when the outgoing President feels a need to pardon the innocent and the brave.
BREAKING: President Biden just pardoned:
* General Mark Milley
* Dr. Anthony Fauci
* Jan. 6 Committee members of Congress and staffers
* The police officers who testified before the Jan. 6 Committee
Biden says these pardons are not an acknowledgment of wrongdoing.
* General Mark Milley
* Dr. Anthony Fauci
* Jan. 6 Committee members of Congress and staffers
* The police officers who testified before the Jan. 6 Committee
Biden says these pardons are not an acknowledgment of wrongdoing.
January 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hard to think of a clearer forecast of the rule of law under a new regime when the outgoing President feels a need to pardon the innocent and the brave.
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Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
January 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia
Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN
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HIRONO: Would you carry out an order from President Trump to seize Greenland, a territory of our NATO ally Denmark, by force?
HEGSETH: President Trump received 77 million votes--
HIRONO: We're not talking about the election
HEGSETH: President Trump received 77 million votes--
HIRONO: We're not talking about the election
January 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
HIRONO: Would you carry out an order from President Trump to seize Greenland, a territory of our NATO ally Denmark, by force?
HEGSETH: President Trump received 77 million votes--
HIRONO: We're not talking about the election
HEGSETH: President Trump received 77 million votes--
HIRONO: We're not talking about the election
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HIRONO: Would you carry out an order from President Trump to shoot protesters in the legs?
HEGSETH: *dodges question*
HIRONO: That sounds to me that you would comply with such an order. You still shoot protesters in the legs
HEGSETH: *silent*
HEGSETH: *dodges question*
HIRONO: That sounds to me that you would comply with such an order. You still shoot protesters in the legs
HEGSETH: *silent*
January 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
HIRONO: Would you carry out an order from President Trump to shoot protesters in the legs?
HEGSETH: *dodges question*
HIRONO: That sounds to me that you would comply with such an order. You still shoot protesters in the legs
HEGSETH: *silent*
HEGSETH: *dodges question*
HIRONO: That sounds to me that you would comply with such an order. You still shoot protesters in the legs
HEGSETH: *silent*
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Blog post archiving all discussions on the Kurdish question and the solution process. Very useful!
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Kürt sorunu ve Çözüm süreci Tartışmaları Arşivi
Yazı, kaynak ve link tavsiyeleri buradan iletebilirsiniz: (→ Kontaktformular) Diğer Arşivler: → Kürt Sorunu Raporları Arşivi → Kürt Milliyetçiliği ve Kürtlük Tartışmaları Arşivi → Kürt isyanla…
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January 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Blog post archiving all discussions on the Kurdish question and the solution process. Very useful!
serdargunes.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/k...
serdargunes.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/k...
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There’s essentially no one on earth with more independence to stand by basic moral values than billionaire tech barons. They have more wealth than they could ever spend, no voters or constituency. They could say “my values are all-important and immovable.” And instead they blow in the wind.
January 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
There’s essentially no one on earth with more independence to stand by basic moral values than billionaire tech barons. They have more wealth than they could ever spend, no voters or constituency. They could say “my values are all-important and immovable.” And instead they blow in the wind.
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So much was foretold…
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January 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
So much was foretold…
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When the Justice minister who once overlooked the execution of women in public squares, assumes 90% of Syrians want Sharia law, its alarming.
Syrian Muslim communities do not resemble this man and his extremist ideology must have no place in Syria's justice system.
Its really that simple.
Syrian Muslim communities do not resemble this man and his extremist ideology must have no place in Syria's justice system.
Its really that simple.
January 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
When the Justice minister who once overlooked the execution of women in public squares, assumes 90% of Syrians want Sharia law, its alarming.
Syrian Muslim communities do not resemble this man and his extremist ideology must have no place in Syria's justice system.
Its really that simple.
Syrian Muslim communities do not resemble this man and his extremist ideology must have no place in Syria's justice system.
Its really that simple.
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The future is uncertain but can we just relish this moment as prisoners reunite with families after decades?
December 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM
The future is uncertain but can we just relish this moment as prisoners reunite with families after decades?
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I am not yet sure of the narrative that TR is the "winner" of the developments in Syria. It is too early to tell. Much depends on the dynamics among local actors (particularly the HTS and SDF), the dynamics between HTS and Ankara, and their social&political implications for internal politics in TR.
December 8, 2024 at 3:23 PM
I am not yet sure of the narrative that TR is the "winner" of the developments in Syria. It is too early to tell. Much depends on the dynamics among local actors (particularly the HTS and SDF), the dynamics between HTS and Ankara, and their social&political implications for internal politics in TR.
Assad is not only a very evil dictator, but also a very incompetent one.
Less than two weeks ago, no regional or global power wanted him to go. But the Syrian regime is so utterly disastrous in every conceivable way that it collapses like a house of cards at the slightest gust of wind.
Less than two weeks ago, no regional or global power wanted him to go. But the Syrian regime is so utterly disastrous in every conceivable way that it collapses like a house of cards at the slightest gust of wind.
December 7, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Assad is not only a very evil dictator, but also a very incompetent one.
Less than two weeks ago, no regional or global power wanted him to go. But the Syrian regime is so utterly disastrous in every conceivable way that it collapses like a house of cards at the slightest gust of wind.
Less than two weeks ago, no regional or global power wanted him to go. But the Syrian regime is so utterly disastrous in every conceivable way that it collapses like a house of cards at the slightest gust of wind.
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The Russian embassy in Damascus is urging its citizens to leave Syria 👀 tass.ru/politika/225...
Посольство РФ в Сирии напомнило россиянам о возможности покинуть республику
Это следует сделать коммерческими рейсами через действующие аэропорты, отметило российское диппредставительство
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December 6, 2024 at 12:51 PM
The Russian embassy in Damascus is urging its citizens to leave Syria 👀 tass.ru/politika/225...
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Who are HTS, the Syrian rebels who stunned the world by storming Syria's second city after a three-day blitz against Russian-backed Assad regime forces? Read Institute jihadism scholar Aaron Y. Zelin's groundbreaking study of the group.
www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
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The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The Syria-based group now functions more like a government than a nonstate actor, portending a reorientation for the larger jihadist movement.
www.washingtoninstitute.org
November 30, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Who are HTS, the Syrian rebels who stunned the world by storming Syria's second city after a three-day blitz against Russian-backed Assad regime forces? Read Institute jihadism scholar Aaron Y. Zelin's groundbreaking study of the group.
www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
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November 24, 2024 at 5:01 PM