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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAfter Khashoggi: how diplomatic space became a crime scene
In a world where autocratic regimes are on the rise worldwide, a criminal turn of diplomatic missions may be underway.
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy we must reform the IMF – before it’s too late
The fund’s legacy of austerity must be replaced by a new social contract based on shared prosperity and a just...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIs a brand-new Turkey possible? Candidates and opportunities
Who are the three candidates who could unseat Erdogan in the next election?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey’s Mount Ida: who thought this would be a good idea?
Erdogan's quest for development, with its numerous high profile projects aiming for completion by the centenary of...
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Published in: 50.50Join our Tracking the Backlash investigative project
We are looking for skilled and passionate investigative and production editors to join our team. Deadline for...
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Published in: ourEconomyWanted: writers from the global south
Are you a journalist, writer or researcher based in the global south who is passionate about building a fairer...
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Published in: ourEconomy"It's time to end the gentleman’s agreement" – an open letter to the IMF
Over 100 organisations and academics sign a letter demanding a fair selection process for the next IMF managing director.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe decline of Erdoğanist authoritarianism: a new chance for “democratization” in Turkey?
The Istanbul municipal elections might be the beginning of the post-Erdoğan period. But is it the end of authoritarianism?
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Published in: ourEconomyTurkey does imperialism: Turkish foreign policy in the Middle East
To understand Turkey’s actions in the Middle East, we need to grasp its precarious place in world capitalism.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Tough season for the Turkish opposition
Ekrem Imamoglu, if he wants to be next leader of the country, has to go far beyond the local election coalition of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The next one hundred years – a salute for Agnes Heller
It is quite wrong to see authoritarianism as harking back to the past. Its threat is built into the times we live in.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightMerkel’s dilemma: Germany’s polarising ‘Turkish issue’ returns
To prevent such developments, mainstream parties need to shape political discourse, instead of being shaped by it.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDistancing to protect: the US role in preserving the Syrian regime
How the US prevented the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria by dissociating itself from it.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Turkish centre-right: soon over-crowded?
Throughout the early 2019 election process, İmamoğlu pushed the boundaries of the secularist main opposition CHP,...
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Published in: HomeTurkish government trying to blame Gezi Park protest on ‘foreign actors’, says imprisoned civil society leader
Osman Kavala says that he has been targeted by the government because of his involvement in civil society.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Noam Chomsky on co-signing Turkey’s ‘Academics for Peace’ appeal
Academics are lining up to support this appeal for peace and express solidarity with the targets of Erdogan’s...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Greece: July 8
July 7, the date of the national elections in Greece, has come and gone. But July 8 will not bring happiness to any...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe difficult relationship between the Kemalist CHP and the Kurdish HDP
Will the CHP take the election result, achieved through the support of the HDP, as an opportunity to finally abandon...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?In court with Osman Kavala: Turkey’s credibility on trial
"Kavala and the 15 other defendants are up against a state apparently determined to usurp the judicial system for...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Istanbul mayoral elections: in praise of human agency
Hope is what keeps human agency alive. We die when we stop thinking we can make a difference.
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job