Domestically, the opposition wants to change the constitution, and return the country to being a parliamentary republic. Above all, it promises a return to normalcy.
The current protests are economic in nature, but build on discontent and cynicism with a monarchy that stifles debate while failing to deliver improving living standards.
NATO must stand united against Russia’s desire to restore Soviet hegemony.
The consequences for the international order have been debated for decades, but, in contrast, little attention has been paid to this area.
The most important task is the resolution of the constitutional crisis and a return to the normal democratic process.
Behind the former is the force that drives the current conflict: the not-so-hidden hand of Iran – and its exported violence.
There’s a case for empowering our courts to make a genocide ruling over the Uighars. But not for giving them a veto on trade deals in doing so.
Sunni Arab leaders now recognise that Iran’s aggression represents an existential threat to more than just the Jewish state.
Narrow victories and a poor response to the Covid-19 crisis almost certainly indicate it’s time for Turkey’s leader to bow out.
The simple fact is that, despite its lofty goals, it repeatedly fails to live up to the values and standards it was set up to defend.
No ‘deal in the desert’, but the Prime Minister reports EU leaders are showing “a real determination to find a way through”.
This list of allies and partners includes Australia, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Oman, Qatar and Singapore.