Thursday, April 19, 2007



Turkish Dilemma

The Wall Street Journal Europe
19 Apr 2007

Turkey’s presidential election next month is one of the biggest political tests for theMuslim world in 2007. At stake: Whether Kemal Atatürk’s 84-year-old secular republic matures into a stable democracy, or reverts to authoritarianism, in military or... read more...

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Ukraine’s Latest Test

Ukraine’s Latest Test

By Adrian Karatnycky

The Wall Street Journal Europe

05 Apr 2007



Two and a half years after the Orange Revolution captured the imagination of the democratic world, Ukraine is facing another political crisis. Again, the standoff pits the pro-Western forces of President Viktor Yushchenko against the Europe-skeptics... read more...