Commentary

Erdogan’s refugee gambit

Ankara hopes that a new financial agreement with the European Union will promote a positive image of the economy and reverse the decline in support for the Justice and Development Party

Ill will: Populism and the coronavirus

Sooner or later, the coronavirus will be gone. In the meantime, it will test Europe’s resilience against not just epidemics but misinformation and scapegoating

Iraq’s unsustainable status quo

As the problems facing Iraq continue to mount, the window of opportunity for undertaking deep and lasting reforms is closing fast.