Erdoğan’s biggest political rival ahead of the 2023 presidential elections seems to be — poverty. The first decade of Erdoğan’s rule actually brought relative prosperity to Turks. Per capita GDP rose sharply from $3,688 in 2002 to $11,796 in 2012… Since 2013, however, reckless nepotism, increasing authoritarianism, corruption and economic …

Liberal democracies, on both sides of the Atlantic, were tested over the last years by a wave of populism that attempted to sweep away everything in its path. Values were disputed, institutions were undermined. Liberal democracies, on both sides of the Atlantic, were tested over the last years by a …

La crisis de la pandemia ha propiciado el regreso de la confianza en el Estado como instrumento de justicia social Los cantos funerarios van a tener que esperar. El último ciclo electoral que ha vivido Europa —también en España y Portugal, pasando por las elecciones municipales italianas— ha dado un …

Dla Kijowa sytuacja jest jasna. Za sześć tygodni rosyjskie czołgi mogą przekroczyć granice, rozpoczynając inwazję na Ukrainę od północy, wschodu i południa. To więc ostatnia chwila, aby dozbroić armię i spowodować, że koszt wojny będzie dla Kremla wyższy. Dlatego Ukraińcy przyjmują z niezrozumieniem decyzję niemieckiego rządu o wstrzymaniu dostaw broni …

Russia also carried out airstrikes in the eastern Deir ez-Zor province, where the Islamic State has been particularly active recently. Islamic State (IS) militants have attacked Syrian regime and Russian forces in Syria’s central and eastern desert regions. According to local news reports, an attack occurred in the area of …

The Gulf Cooperation Council also launched a political consultation mechanism with Egypt, according to Egyptian media. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed support for Egypt on Sunday in its dispute with Ethiopia over the Nile river. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with representatives of GCC member states yesterday. Shoukry …

A local Yazidi armed group linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party and affiliated with the government-incorporated Popular Mobilization Units has been targeted as part of stepped-up Turkish cross-border operations. Turkey has targeted members of a local Yazidi armed group linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Ethiopia to show his nation’s support for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has put China’s relationship with Egypt to the test. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Ethiopia Dec. 1 and held talks with his Ethiopian counterpart, Demeke Mekonnen. At a press conference …

Belarus has given Syrians two options: cross the border into Poland or be deported. The first flight bringing Syrian migrants home arrived from Belarus Dec. 8, raising concerns about their fate in light of information that some of them were investigated at Damascus International Airport. According to reports, the Syrian …

The United Kingdom publicly challenged Iran on December 12 to seize on a “last chance” to bring serious proposals to negotiations on a lasting solution to revive a six-year-old nuclear deal. The appeal follows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s assurance a day earlier that Tehran is serious in the ongoing but …