West-siding story? Turkey’s tactical shift

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Despite cosying up with Russia and accusing America of trying to topple him, the newly <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/08/08/president-erdogan-wants-to-make-nice-with-the-west-on-his-terms?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence& ...

Despite the opposition’s lead in the pre-election polls, the incumbent president seems to have performed better than expected. What does a <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/05/14/recep-tayyip-erdogan-leads-his-challenger-as-turkey-votes?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_mediu ...

Voting begins today in an <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/03/12/russians-go-to-the-polls-in-a-sham-election-for-their-president?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_ar ...

Our Berlin bureau chief sits down with the increasingly popular co-leader of the <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/12/19/the-head-of-the-hard-right-alternative-for-germany-is-riding-high?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_ ...