WASHINGTON, DC – The largest antitrust trial of the modern internet era, which wrapped up last month, has pitted the world’s most popular search engine, Google, against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The case hearkens back to the DOJ’s landmark lawsuit against Microsoft in the 1990s, but with a critical difference: most …

The primary round results are in and the biggest message from the voters is that they want change as the two parties in the final round were not even in Parliament. It is clear that the voters were not happy with the performance of both the ruling DNT and opposition …

November 30 is only a few days away and the main question on many minds will be on which two parties will make it to the final round. The first thing that must be said is that this is the most competitive primary round till date with five strong parties …

NEW HAVEN – “A Better Biden-Xi Summit?” was the title of my commentary last month, and the emphasis was on the question mark. With good reason: Last year’s summit in Bali was a flop. Owing to poor preparation and an overemphasis on slogans (setting a “floor” for the troubled US-China relationship), any …

On Thursday, the General Secretaries of the five political parties met over a meal and had a good and informal exchange among themselves. The five of them agreed to overlook minor issues and as far as possible avoid the finger pointing and complaints that blighted past elections. The debates on …

ISTANBUL – In 2007, I found myself in a car with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and then-Israeli President Shimon Peres en route to Turkey’s Grand National Assembly. During their historic visit to Ankara, which I had the privilege of hosting, both leaders addressed the Turkish parliament, advocating peace and a …