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17 articles · Writing for PUGAT 2022–2023 · 2 series
Smuggling on the Turkey–Syria border is a regional reality that has persisted since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. With the war in Syria, these networks turned into a criminal economy stretching from drugs to antiquities.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has again brought to the fore the inadequacy of the UN, and especially the Security Council, in preventing conflicts. Pope Francis’s call stood out in the reform debate.
The presidency should be a unifying office above politics. The author discusses how language targeting part of society affects a country’s destiny, drawing on the examples of de Gaulle and Putin.
Years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Castro said he would have allowed the missiles to be used even at the cost of his country being wiped off the map. The author argues, through the Ukraine war, that in the nuclear age leaders do not always behave rationally.
The Dunning-Kruger effect, in which those who know little think they know a lot, can have grave consequences in politics and government. The author interprets its reflections in Turkey’s decision-makers.
Should a law still be applied if it is clearly unjust? The Radbruch Formula, developed after the Nazi era, still sheds light today on the tension between law and justice.
Fake shops that look like normal online stores, take the money and never send the goods are spreading all over the world. The article describes this fraud model and why it manages to survive so long.
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