Author: Peter Hauff

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Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan (photo: Reuters)

Erdogan's Authoritarian Drift

Retreat from Democratic Achievements

In the past decade, there were three kinds of Islamist governments: absolute monarchies in the Gulf region, the Mullah dictatorship in Iran and the freely elected government of Prime Minister Erdogan in Turkey. How he is running his country is setting an example for the entire region. But experts believe that his authoritarian leanings are beginning to prevail. By Peter HauffMore

Women's Rights in Turkey: ''The Government Is Trying to Intrude into People's Private Lives''Repression of Journalists in Turkey: Fighting Press Freedom with Anti-Terrorism LawsTurkey's Military versus the Government: From Military Tutelage to Civilian Authoritarianism?
Columns of smoke rise above Tripoli after a NATO air attack on 7 June 2011 (photo: picture alliance/dpa)

Syria, Libya and the ''Responsibility to Protect''

Don't Look Away

Because of violent conflicts in Libya and Syria, international law lawyers, experts in peace and conflict studies, and politicians are once again discussing the concept of Responsibility to Protect (R2P). The big question is what kind of military intervention or other response is appropriate at what point. By Peter HauffMore

Libya after the Parliamentary Elections: Precarious and UnstablePolitical Perspectives after the Massacre in Syria: Time for Plan BSyria and ''The Responsibility to Protect'': Weighing the ArgumentsNATO Options in Libya: A Moral and Military Dilemma