Nick DanforthChastened Choices: Contingency, Utopia and the Challenge of Applied HistoryContingency, Utopia and the Challenge of Applied HistoryJan 12Jan 12
Nick DanforthUnder the Shadow of the Crescent MoonA made up history of the modern Middle East where the Ottomans solved everythingOct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Nick DanforthHow We Had a CoupThe title story from Aziz Nesin’s 1965 book “İhtilali Nasıl Yaptık.”May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Nick DanforthIs Reform Needed in Islam?Over 50 years ago Islamic reformers already realized this was a dumb question.Aug 22, 2019Aug 22, 2019
Nick DanforthA look to Turkey’s past, from the New York Times2007 and 2008 saw a series of dramatic political developments in Turkey. Abdullah Gul was elected president, the AKP survived a closure…Jun 5, 2019Jun 5, 2019
Nick DanforthTurkey Votes: May 14, 1950On the morning of May 14, 1950, with rain falling across much of the country, millions of Turkish citizens went to vote in what they did…May 19, 2019May 19, 2019
Nick DanforthBetween Reaction and Irrelevance: the regrettably contested politics of diplomatic historyThis piece was originally commissioned as a response to Hal Brands’ “The Tragedy and Triumph of Diplomatic History,” published in the…Aug 19, 2018Aug 19, 2018
Nick DanforthThe Extradition DistractionIn the immediate aftermath of Turkey’s July 15 coup attempt, the debate in Washington over Fetullah Gulen’s role in it became inextricably…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
Nick DanforthA Question of Legacy: The Armenian Genocide’s Role in the Fate of Modern TurkeyOn April 24th the world will commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a seminal tragedy of the 20th century that modern…Apr 23, 2017Apr 23, 2017
