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The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq (2020)
Journal Article
GÖKAY, B., & HAMOURTZIADOU, L. (2020). The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq. Security Dialogues, 45-60. https://doi.org/10.47054/sd2010045g

Globalisation and modernisation were expected to transform the Middle East, by ending regional conflicts and spreading democracy, freedom, prosperity and peace. However, the oil reserves of the Gulf have been the main stake in Western policies that l... Read More about The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq.

Lenin’s 'Eastern policy' and communism in Turkey and Greece, 1918-1923 (2020)
Journal Article
Fouskas, V. K., & Gökay, B. (2020). Lenin’s 'Eastern policy' and communism in Turkey and Greece, 1918-1923. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 22(2), 210-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2020.1746588

Examining Lenin's strategy towards colonial and semi-colonial periphery is crucial in understanding the way in which early Soviet policy was shaped and implemented towards the crucial conflict in Anatolia between Greece-Britain's proxy-and Turkish na... Read More about Lenin’s 'Eastern policy' and communism in Turkey and Greece, 1918-1923.

Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean and COVID-19 (2020)
Journal Article
Fouskas, V. K., Gökay, B., & Vankovska, B. (2020). Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean and COVID-19. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 22(3), 295-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2020.1755154

In this discussion with Vassilis K. Fouskas and Bülent Gökay, Biljana Vankovska explores the complexities of the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean centred around the issue of refugees/migrants/asylum seekers. Fouskas argues that the Turkish governm... Read More about Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean and COVID-19.