Going old Turkey: a regional power spreads

Our outgoing defence editor reflects on how war has changed during the eight years of his tenure. Wars have become easier to start and harder to finish, and the little guy has a better chance than ever before. And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Barney Frank, a trailblazing ...  Show more

The American administration’s next round of sabre-rattling has been directed at Cuba. But more military adventures there would probably prove disastrous. We profile the three starkly different contenders in Colombia’s hyper-polarised presidential election. And our series looking ...  Show more

The considerable oil and gas reserves beneath the eastern Mediterranean have sparked Turkey’s interest—as well as <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/08/22/dealing-with-a-dangerous-dispute-in-the-eastern-med?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source= ...  Show more

Few imagined when Ethiopia’s civil war began a year ago that the capital, Addis Ababa, would come under threat from Tigrayan rebe ...

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode 152 of</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hidden Forces</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Demetri Kofinas speaks with</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Soner</span> < ...