notes-to-self
Greco-Turkish maritime disputes, couched in competing narratives of national sovereignty, are nothing new. Their genesis dates as far back as the founding periods of the two states. These disputes have traditionally taken the form of a frozen conflict, with occasional flare-ups. Given this backdrop, what are the driving factors behind the current dispute, which is the longest-lasting crisis between the two countries since Turkey’s military intervention in Cyprus in 1974?
Biden wants unity and democracy. But in the US these have always been in conflict
Understanding how the novel coronavirus is different is essential for identifying how society can best confront it.
via Jerry Coyne
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-insidious-attacks-on-scientific-truth
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2020/12/07/book-review-anti-system-politics-the-crisis-of-market-liberalism-in-rich-democracies-by-jonathan-hopkin/
Type ‘Who lost Turkey?’ into a search engine and you will find that many pundits are searching for a culprit. Versions of this question show up ...
h/t John Mauldin
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/can-history-predict-future/616993/
