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Erdogan’s gain as Turkish vote coincides with Ramadan?

Millions of voters in Turkey will head to the polls on March 31 to elect mayors in local elections. These elections are seen as crucial for both the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which has been in power since 2002 and the opposition. The last time Turkey held

When Russian cyber operations targeted the West

This is part five of a series, ‘Lessons from the first cyberwar.’ Read part one, part two, part three and part four. After gaining initial exposure to cyber operations against Ukraine and Georgia, Russia began expanding its targeting of Western states, especially following

Gangs, kidnappings, murders drive Rohingya from camps

Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees fleeing a squalid camp in Bangladesh capsized off the coast of Indonesia. Around 75 people were rescued, including nine children, but more than 70 are missing and presumed dead. This wasn’t an isolated incident. The number

US debates while China implements Cyber Force concept

As the US debates establishing an independent Cyber Force, China has made its functional equivalent, the People’s Liberation Army-Strategic Support Force (PLA-SSF), a cornerstone of its military modernization program. This month, the US think tank Foundation for Defense of

When does anti-Zionism become antisemitism?

In his latest book, Jewish Life in Medieval Spain, Jonathan Ray focuses on the tumult of the 14th century in Spain – a time of the plague, civil strife and war between the two largest kingdoms, Aragon and Castile, with frequent attacks against Jews. This culminated in riots in

Risks of wider war from Ukraine

Subscribe now for access at a special price of only $99/year. Geopolitical risk hedges, China’s high-tech shift supports economic growth David P. Goldman highlights the increasing geopolitical risk, evidenced by the divergence between the price of gold and the yield on 10-year

Why Japan’s big rate hike was a resounding dud

TOKYO – Central bank rate moves rarely get metaphysical. But the way global markets ignored the Bank of Japan’s first tightening step in 17 years has traders asking: If a rate hike falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Triggering this famous