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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Europe could do more to stop the Turkish invasion of Rojava, but states fear a democratic revolution
An interview with Ercan Ayboga on Turkey’s attack, Rojava’s direct democracy, and the international reaction.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Regimes of evil: colonization continues
It is not even a secret. Turkish state authorities are doing this very openly, in front of the rest of the world....
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Published in: ourEconomyImpoverished economics? Unpacking the economics Nobel Prize
When the world is facing large systemic crises, why is the economics profession celebrating small technical fixes?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Turkish invasion of Syria: A new hope for Jihadists
What are the geopolitical stakes of Turkey’s invasion of Syria?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAfter Khashoggi: nowhere is safe for dissent
How states weaponize diplomatic immunity against dissidents abroad.
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Published in: ourEconomyTo salvage multilateralism we need a Global Green New Deal
It's time to reclaim the policy space lost to footloose capital by creating a new public realm at the global level.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTrump's bankrupt Syria policy: civilians will pay the price
Trump's decision confirms the decline of US power in the Middle East and globally.
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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.