Norman Stone

Norman Stone is a historian and author and currently Professor in the Department of INternational Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara. Previous posts include Professor at the University of Oxford, Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. His books include The Atlantic and Its Enemies: A Personal History of the Cold War (2010) and Turkey: A Short History (2011).

Turkish State Minister of Charges of European Union Egemen Bagis (C) speaks to the media in Ankara on November 9, 2010.

This week's big questions: Should Turkey join the EU? Should the UK

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US Presidents' Lives

John F Kennedy: The grand illusionist

Can Russia survive the horrors that lie ahead?

The Saturday Essay: Germany's two fat men, and a lesson from history

Historical Notes: Russia was better off under the Tsars

The View From Here; Teaching at a Turkish university is a huge uplift