At a United Nations conference organized by the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) on Friday in Geneva, a wide range of participants agreed that global challenges against peace should not…
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33rd Abant Meeting Seeks to Revamp Turkey's Foreign and Domestic Policies
This weekend, JWF hosted the 33rd Abant Platform meeting, titled “Turkey’s Direction,” to discuss the country’s future. The meeting was attended by 120 intellectuals from around the world, including scholars,…
JWF and PIINY Hosted Third Panel on African Solutions to African Problems
Ambassadors Series Africa Panel #3: African Solutions to African Problems brought United Nations diplomats from Botswana, Chad, and Burundi together with academics, experts, and civil society to discuss global issues…
JWF & NYIT Host Conference on Democratization in the Middle East
As part of the New York Institute of Technology’s (NYIT) “The Year of Turkey,” JWF and NYIT hosted an international conference on April 28, 2014, at the NYIT Auditorium on…
28th Abant Meeting Launches with Identity Debates in Turkey
The Abant Platform held its 28th meeting from February 8-10, 2013, at Lake Abant with the participation of over a hundred intellectuals, academics, journalists, and pundits from different ideological backgrounds…
Norwegian Christian Leader: Islamophobia Not Just Fear, Includes Hatred
Gunnar Stalsett, the bishop emeritus of Oslo, warned about a hatred of Islam at a joint panel discussion organized by the Abant Platform and Fountain Magazine in Istanbul on Friday,…
27th Abant Meeting Ends with Stress on Democratization
One of the conclusions of the 27th Abant meeting, which brought together foreign and domestic academics and journalists living in Turkey, was that Turkey’s democracy needs to be more consolidated…
Arabs, Turks Attempt to Redefine Arab Uprisings, Political Trajectories
Turkish and Arab intellectuals discussed the uncertain political trajectories of post-revolution Arab states in a southeastern Turkish city on the border with Syria, a country that has put Turkey’s assertive…
Scholars Say Regional Stability Depends on Turkey’s EU Membership
Arab scholars participating in an Abant Platform meeting held on Saturday and Sunday noted that Turkey acts as a bridge between the European Union (EU) and Muslim countries. They praised…
Middle East Democracy and Security Considered at 11th Abant Platform
The 11th meeting of the Abant Platform, a leading civil society initiative, focused on the future of the Middle East. Platform participants gave weight to the issues of security and…