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File photo—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses on April 16, 2013 members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)

Opinion: Turkish Lessons in Cairo

by Afshin Molavi | May 1, 2013 | Opinion

Shortly after the January 25 revolution in Egypt, prominent Egyptian investor Ahmed Heikal said: “If we get things right, we could be Turkey in ten years. If we get them wrong, we could be Pakistan in 18 months.” Today, almost two years after this statement, Egypt’s...

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Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez, front center, gestures as Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez,front left, and Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, front right, smiles during the inauguration ceremony of Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa at the National Assembly in Quito, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. The three men behind are unidentified. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Death of Chavez Leaves Leftist Void in Latin America

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2013 | World

Havana, Reuters—The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday left a large void in the leftist leadership of Latin America and raised questions about whether the oil largesse he generously spread through the region would continue. Allies such as Bolivian...