Damien Dean

Damien Dean

Damien Dean is a political analyst and expert in international relations. He holds an MA degree in International Relations from Tsinghua University, Beijing.

AMERICAS

Damien DeanAugust 28, 2017
388

What we see in Venezuela is the faith of hybrid regimes

By Damien Dean The untimely death of Hugo Chavez in 2013, who grabbed the political power with a popular support in…
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INTL CONFLICTS

Damien DeanJuly 6, 2017
102

The populist explosion: How the great recession transformed American and European politics

By Damien Dean A specter is haunting not only Europe but the entire world –the specter of populism, unsettling ordinary citizens…
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INTL CONFLICTS

Damien DeanJune 20, 2017
28

Turkey in Trump’s Middle East and a few suggestions

By Damien Dean After it became clear that Donald Trump would take the presidential seat in the United States, countries in…
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ENERGY

Damien DeanFebruary 20, 2017
26

Democracy matters in procuring nuclear energy, but only slightly

By Damien Dean Amongst the energy production methods, nuclear power is by far the most contested one. One of the contention…
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INTL CONFLICTS

Damien DeanJanuary 29, 2017
24

Syria: still not safe for Turkey

By Damien Dean Having forcefully understood that the military solutions are far from being solutions, parties involved in the Syrian conflict…
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ENERGY

Damien DeanJanuary 25, 2017
22

Do you want less corrupt governments? Then diversify your energy export

By Damien Dean It seems straightforward that a country with plethora of natural resources can advance her economy by mobilizing them.…
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EUROPE

Damien DeanDecember 31, 2016
9

The longest year of Turkey: 2016 in review

By Damien Dean A failed coup attempt, unremitting terrorist attacks, military operations, faltering economy, a tumbling currency, constitution change debates, ever-lasting…
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EUROPE

Damien DeanOctober 23, 2016
26

Here is what feminist foreign policy is not

By Damien Dean After the term “feminist foreign policy” was popularized in 2014 by Margot Wallström, the foreign minister of Sweden,…
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MIDDLE EAST

Damien DeanAugust 15, 2016
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Turkey needs to overhaul her Syrian politics after the Erdogan and Putin meeting

By Damien Dean After the failed coup attempt, President Erdogan’s first visit was to St Petersburg and is a significant indicator…
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EUROPE

Damien DeanAugust 2, 2016
20

The shaky axis of Turkish foreign policy after the coup attempt

By Damien Dean There is no doubt that the recent military coup attempt that ended with an embarrassing fiasco for the…
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