Turkey. Yes, there is cause for serious concern, but Turkey remains a great country in a very troubled region. In this troubled region, we do not always do the right thing, but I like to think we learn from our mistakes.
Just have a look at the three major events, three blasts, in fact, that I see this week, and three learning opportunities, taking their place in our collective consciousness.The first one is literally a blast.
It happened in Beirut, devastating a large chunk of the beloved city once more and this time at a very inopportune time. When I first visited Beirut around 1995, the first thing that struck me was not only the checkpoints of various factions on the major roads of the city, but also the Hafez al-Assad pictures all.