Deniz Gulay
ugulay@binghamton.edu
75 Articles
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Religions must rediscover their public role
When talking about the future of nations, people generally focus on large trends and big events that frequently make headlines. Of course, it is important to grasp how trade, economics and diplomacy...
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The Kardashev scale must be reimagined
The study of history frequently finds itself intertwined with other subjects. It is encouraged, if not necessary, to look at human development not only from the perspective of culture or politics but...
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Normalization of growing Nazi sympathy is inexcusable
In Binghamton, just across the river from our campus, is St. Michael’s Church, built in 1904 by Slavic immigrants who fled ethnic persecution in Eastern Europe to find a safer, more prosperous...
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Visualizing stories in games requires depth and variety
Sometimes games are about the action: the entertainment that comes from shooting, blasting, racing, flying or generally doing some kind of physical movement. However, on the other end of the spectrum, games’...
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'The Paul Street Boys' warns us of imagined borders
To be inspired by art is, at times, to have a new pair of eyes and, at other times, to gain a new brush and new tins of paint. There is a...
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France must brace for the 'Sixth Republic'
France is perhaps the symbolic epitome of European political culture. The economic power of the European Union is led by Germany, the defense of the continent is dependent on the United States...
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Fall of Ba'athism will jeopardize the Middle East
It would have been unthinkable, even a mere few months ago, that Syria’s civil war would suddenly reach a new stage. The rapid collapse of the Bashar al-Assad government is the beginning...
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Overcoming political apathy must be a priority
Analyzing elections is a very complicated business. Patterns that affect the decisions of millions of people usually only become apparent years after an election, and it is the job of politicians, scholars...
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Don't pursue your soulmate. Create them.
My life in Binghamton has taught me many things, not all of which were pleasant. The environment here showed me how complicated people can be and that I needed to put myself...
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Territorial ambitions are weaking the U.S.' global status
When I first started writing for Pipe Dream in 2023, one of the first potential ideas I wanted to explore was the idea to unite Canada and the United States into a...