David Gardner
is the Chief Leader Writer and an associate editor at the Financial Times. His book, Last Chance: the Middle East in the Balance,
is published by I.B.Tauris in the UK and Palgrave Macmillan in the US.
Research areas:
Middle East and North Africa
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How the West can get on the right side of history in the re-awakening Arab world
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David Gardner
9 May 2012
The reign of Arab strongmen supported by the West is drawing to an end. Europe has the duty and the opportunity to get on the right side of history, and to assist in reform and reconstruction, if and when requested. Policy should be driven by a blatant bias towards democracy and its defenders, the support of competitive politics and op...
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Turkey, Iran and Israel in a three-sided competition
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David Gardner
17 June 2010
The most interesting trend in current power politics is not so much the breakdown in Turkish-Israeli relations. It is the re-emergence of Turkey as a regional power, with a long-term view of its strategic interests.
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David Gardner on Israel and the Palestinian refugees
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David Gardner
12 August 2009
There are some Arab-Israeli minefields that can still be traversed with a pragmatic compass, for example the fate of the 5m Palestinian refugees.
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