OPINION

Originally published in Turkish on December 26, 2021, by Gazete Sabro. You can find the original here By Tuma Çelik Syriac Member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly The Republic of Turkey arose as a transformation project of the collapsing Ottoman Empire into a “nation-state”, and all ruling parties and factions that…

This op-ed was originally published in French by Ici Beyrouth on January 6, 2022. The original can be found here. By Amine Jules Iskandar Syriac Maronite Union-Tur Levnon A country that has taken so many centuries to build can not disappear. Unless in a collective suicide, a frantic mass emigration, or…

Originally published in French by Le Figaro on 19 November 2020. The original can be found here By Joseph Yacoub honorary professor of political science at the Catholic University of Lyon. Specialist in minorities in the world and Eastern Christians. Turkey’s political and military engagement with Azerbaijan against the Armenians…

This op-ed was originally published in French by Ici Beyrouth on December 01, 2021. The original can be found here. By Amine Jules Iskandar Syriac Maronite Union-Tur Levnon Since its independence in 1946, Lebanon has never sought to build itself on sound and solid foundations, nor to endow itself with an…

By Tuma Çelik Syriac Member of Turkish Parliament I did not write the handbook on economics, but I did study economics for six years. Before that, I studied accounting for one year and worked in trade for several years. In other words, I learned economics in practice, in the Bazar, the…

By Marcus Beth Shao Strategic Orientation and Turkey One of the most interesting aspects of international relations is the way in which states forge a strategic orientation. This is driven by a combination of geographic, ethnic, religious, economic, political, and security factors. And while such ties may become a fundamental…

By Federation of Lebanon @fed_leb The federalists of Lebanon agree on the following 10 principles: Principle of National Narratives: Lebanon is composed of multiple “Romans Nationaux” or “National Narratives”. Cultural diversity is the social reality at the source of Lebanon. Principle of Self-government, (cuius region eius religio – governed and governor have…

By Yusuf Beğtaş Syriac Language-Culture and Literature Association in Mardin Literature is the most important canon that expands the intellectual horizon of humanity, and literary works are the aesthetic products of this canon. My book titled ‘’Tasroro u Buyoye d-Sabro” (The Warrior and the Solace of Hope)’, which I penned…

By Federation of Lebanon @fed_leb The federalists of Lebanon agree on the following 10 principles: Principle of National Narratives: Lebanon is composed of multiple “Romans Nationaux” or “National Narratives”. Cultural diversity is the social reality at the source of Lebanon. Principle of Self-government, (cuius region eius religio – governed and governor have…

By Dr Amine Jules Iskandar Syriac Maronite Union–Tur Levnon In Amchit, on the slopes of Mount Lebanon, Ernest Renan wrote in his biographical book The Life of Jesus (1897) that Christ founded the true meaning of religion when He said, “render to Caesar what is Caesar’s”. It is in duality,…