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One of the reasons why the Arab Spring succeeded in Tunisia was the fact that the country has strong similarities with Turkey, rather than the rest of the Arab world, according to Safwan Masri, Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University. 

The United Nations should consider a force of some 20,000 soldiers from non-NATO countries and 4,000 police to help resolve the crisis in Ukraine, according to a new report to be presented to top officials this week.

‘The Limits of Westernization: A Cultural History of America in Turkey’ by Perin E. Gürel (Columbia University Press, 273 pages, $49)

In cooperation with the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, the Athens Concert Hall has invited Columbia University Humanities Professor Bruce Robbins to deliver a lecture titled "Could Europe Apologize?" The event is free of charge and starts at 7 p.m., with priority coupons being distributed as of 5.30 p.m.

‘In Search of the Lost Orient: An Interview’ by Olivier Roy, as interviewed by Jean-Louis Schlegel, translated by C. Jon Delogu (Columbia University Press, $35, 272 pages)

Leading US economist and UN special adviser Jeffrey Sachs has warned that White House military policy and powerful business interests, as well as President Donald Trump's dangerous rhetoric, are hindering international efforts to address global challenges.

"Sustainable development means an economy that is prosperous, fair and environmentally sustainable.

As you know, last month, a group of human rights activists who had gathered in Büyükada at a training intended for the protection of human rights activists, were taken into custody, and afterwards were arrested.

Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute is suing Donald Trump for blocking people on Twitter, claiming that it violates free speech protections. The institute filed suit today on behalf of seven Twitter users who were blocked by the president, which prevents them from seeing or replying to his tweets.

When you go online on July 12, you're going to be bombarded with reminders that the Trump administration has promised to soon kill net neutrality, laying the groundwork for an internet chopped up into fast and slow lanes.