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The twilight of Erdoğanism

How the authoritarian model that remade Turkey over the past two decades has reached its limits.

By Jeremy Cliffe

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The chaos and confusion of Trump on trial

The Weekend Essay

The chaos and confusion of Trump on trial

David Bromwich

Haiti’s descent into hell

Haiti’s descent into hell

Pooja Bhatia

Putin under pressure

Putin under pressure

Katie Stallard

Why China and its trading allies are well placed to topple the dollar

Why China and its trading allies are well placed to topple the dollar

Wolfgang Münchau

US

CNN’s Town Hall let Donald Trump have the last laugh

Sarah Baxter

As strongman leaders around the world begin to fall, has authoritarianism peaked?

Jeremy Cliffe

Joe Biden is too old to run – but he’s still the Democrats’ best hope

Joe Biden is too old to run – but he’s still the Democrats’ best hope

Sarah Baxter

Ron DeSantis’s campaign is already in trouble

Katie Stallard

Energy and Climate Change

Why G7 climate leadership is on the line in Japan

India Bourke

Graham Allison: “American politics is driving towards a provocation that China could not avoid”

The Weekend Interview

Graham Allison: “American politics is driving towards a provocation that China could not avoid”

Jeremy Cliffe

Europe

Has Yevgeny Prigozhin turned on Vladimir Putin?

Ido Vock

Ukraine might win its war – but it won’t help the West’s wider struggle against autocracy

Wolfgang Münchau

The French right can’t quit Russia

The French right can’t quit Russia

Ido Vock

Who is behind the drone attack on the Kremlin?

Katie Stallard

Europe’s focus is on Ukraine and the east – but relations with Africa are as important

Jeremy Cliffe

King Charles III’s secret kingdom

King Charles III’s secret kingdom

Will Lloyd

World Review Podcast

The shifting geopolitics of Central Asia – with Raffaello Pantucci

The shifting geopolitics of Central Asia – with Raffaello Pantucci

The roots of the conflict in Sudan

The roots of the conflict in Sudan

Should we call Giorgia Meloni a fascist? With David Broder

Should we call Giorgia Meloni a fascist? With David Broder

Xi and Putin: are there limits to the “no limits” friendship?

Xi and Putin: are there limits to the “no limits” friendship?