Erdogan in the Ruins Christopher de Bellaigue | NYR of Books

 via Fareed’s Global Briefing

The failure of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to prepare for and respond to Turkey’s devastating earthquake is the crowning abomination of his long misrule

Leaving China by Blake Stone-Banks | Persuasion

 What will happen when the way of thinking of the author's extends to the second generation of the Chinese themselves?

From 2010 to 2020, Shanghai’s expat population dropped from 208,000 to 163,000.

«δείκτη δημοκρατίας» του Economist

 Εννέα θέσεις ανέβηκε η Ελλάδα στον «δείκτη δημοκρατίας» του Economist

THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE

Over the course of 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has maintained a steady drumbeat of provocations targeting Greece. 

The Future of Democracy in Europe

 Chatham House

How the Ukraine War Will Likely End | George Friedman

 As we consider how the war in Ukraine will end, we must first understand how it began

The political economy of populism in Europe | Chatham House

 Populist challengers to the political establishment have emerged across Europe in recent years, with both right-wing and left-wing movements and parties gaining traction. Many theories have been put forward ...