Erdogan Risks Overplaying His Hand

Analysis Erdogan Risks Overplaying His Hand The increasingly repressive Turkish leader can’t rely on the military’s loyalty. By Ozgur Ozkan, a visiting assistant professor of politics at Bates College and a faculty affiliate at Harvard Kennedy School. A few protesters are seen at night as they wave flags and hands in a public square strewn…

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When Vegetarians Become Vigilantes

Analysis When Vegetarians Become Vigilantes Strict dietary edicts have spawned a wave of hostility toward meat-eaters in Modi’s India. April 18, 2025, 2:00 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Salil Tripathi, a writer based in New York. A drawn illustration showing traditional Gujarati food on the left and meat dishes on the right. Hands…

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Germany’s Merz plans ‘double bazooka’ for defence and infrastructure

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is considering unlocking hundreds of billions in extra funding for the country’s military and infrastructure as coalition talks with Social Democrats gather pace. One option under review is a proposal by top German economists to raise up to €800bn in new public borrowing for two separate off-budget funds over a decade,…

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US charges 12 Chinese nationals with hacking American agencies for Beijing

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US-China relations myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The US has charged 12 Chinese nationals, including two public security officials, with involvement in a hacker-for-hire campaign on Beijing’s behalf whose targets included American government agencies. The justice department indicted 10 of the Chinese…

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