Nick DanforthChastened Choices: Contingency, Utopia and the Challenge of Applied HistoryContingency, Utopia and the Challenge of Applied History6 min read·Jan 12, 2024----
Nick DanforthUnder the Shadow of the Crescent MoonA made up history of the modern Middle East where the Ottomans solved everything4 min read·Oct 15, 2020----
Nick DanforthHow We Had a CoupThe title story from Aziz Nesin’s 1965 book “İhtilali Nasıl Yaptık.”9 min read·May 10, 2020----
Nick DanforthIs Reform Needed in Islam?Over 50 years ago Islamic reformers already realized this was a dumb question.3 min read·Aug 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…4 min read·Jun 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…5 min read·May 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…7 min read·Aug 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…3 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Apr 23, 2017----