Erdogan may forestall deterioration with 2021 election

Recent moves suggest Erdogan is courting core supporters and preparing for early elections before the situation worsens

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Turkey will export its internal crisis to the Balkans

Erdogan is strengthening his influence in the Balkans, where he is interfering in Bosniak politics

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Extrajudicial detention centres in Xinjiang are only part of a much larger programme of repression and assimilation

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An all-new negotiating plan envisages the Afghan president leaving, but he has no plans to comply

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Islamic State persecution of Yazidis and the abortive Kurdish independence referendum left a complex security legacy

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Elections take place for the assemblies of four states and one union territory in the coming weeks

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Ankara’s conservatism on gender equality and LGBT+ rights will add to injustices but may not stop longer-term progress

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A series of revelations of women’s sexual abuse has broken a silence and threatens powerful men’s systemic impunity

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COVID-19 is changing basic alignments, with some surprises for Israeli Arab communities

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Political manoeuvrings once again trump policymaking in efforts to address multifaceted conflicts

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