Articles by Michael Slackman

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Turkey Goes From Pliable Ally to Thorn for U.S.
Sabrina Tavernise and Michael Slackman – The New York Times, 14 Jun 2010

For decades, Turkey was one of the United States’ most pliable allies, a strategic border state on the edge of the Middle East that reliably followed American policy. But recently, it has asserted a new approach in the region, its words and methods as likely to provoke Washington as to advance its own interests.

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DISENTANGLING LAYERS OF A LOADED TERM IN SEARCH OF A THREAD OF PEACE
Michael Slackman, 28 Feb 2009

If President Obama is serious about repairing relations with the Arab world and re-establishing the United States as an honest broker in Middle East peace talks, one step would be to bridge a chasm in perception that centers on one contentious word: terrorism. The recent fighting in Gaza offered a potent reminder of the challenge […]

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