The very tools that Erdogan has used to make himself into a sort of modern day Ottoman sultan are backfiring.
A Looming Crisis for Turkey’s President
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Europe & Central Asia
What Makes Muslim Ban 3.0 So Dangerous
The Supreme Court’s decision to let the indefinite ban go forward will certainly embolden Trump and his hardline supporters.
Welcome to the Birthplace of Trumpism
Eastern Europe led the way with the kind of right-wing “populism” that now occupies the White House.
Asia’s Other Nuclear Standoff
By roping India and Japan into its standoff with China, the U.S. is raising the nuclear stakes in Asia — including, dangerously, between India and Pakistan.
Britain Faces a Brave New World After Brexit
The UK’s Conservative government is weak, the Labor Party is rising, and EU members are out for blood.
The Dangerous Trend Threatening the Future of the Nation-State
When it comes to demagogues and divisiveness, Trump has plenty of competition — in Europe, the Middle East, and all over our splintering planet.
Trump’s Enablers Should Be Shamed Out of Public Life
The evidence is in: The “adults in the room” at the White House have enabled Trump’s worst impulses, not checked them.
Trump Plans to Make It Easier to Kill Civilians with Drones. Sadly, We Can Thank Obama for That.
As the war on terror enters its 17th year, it’s clear that abuses of power by one administration lead to abuses by the next.
What Ireland Can Teach Europe
Ireland is a small player, but it has much to teach its neighbors now suffering extremism, division, and debt.
The Scale of Pentagon Waste Boggles the Mind, But Congress Keeps Giving Them More
If any other public agency had blown hundreds of billions of dollars, Congress would hold hearings. If it’s the Pentagon, it gets $80 billion more.