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Erdogan Lashes out at Rival as Voters Prepare to Go to the Polls

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NPR's Morning Edition
Sibel Oktay

Erdogan's standing is in large part due to the government's controlling of the media and silencing opposition, argues Sibel Oktay.

Erdogan pointing to the right holding a microphone
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Global Politics

How an Aging Population and Fiscal Conservatism Are Shaping ROK Defense Spending

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

Seoul has balanced between domestic concerns and external threats, Karl Friedhoff writes, but economic realities now threaten the equilibrium.

President Yoon tours a South Korean naval base
Kang Min Seok/ROK
Defense and Security

The Global Gold Rush Imperils the Brazilian Amazon

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NPR
Robert Muggah

Economic instability has increased the price of gold as Brazilian President Lula da Silva attempts to crack down on illegal mining threating the Amazon.

Illegal Brazilian mining in the Amazon.
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Climate and the Environment

Turkish Election Could Spell End to Erdogan Era

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Responsible Statecraft
Sibel Oktay

“Undoing Erdogan’s rule is nothing short of a Herculean task. But it is not impossible,” writes Sibel Oktay. “Springtime might just be upon Turkey.”

Kemal Kilicdaroglu speaks at a campaign rally in Tekirdag, shown from behind in front of a crowd with many red flags.
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Global Politics

It's Time to Get the US Military out of the Middle East

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The US military footprint in the Greater Middle East is undermining US strategic priorities elsewhere in the world," Paul Poast argues.

A US aircraft flies over Afghanistan
US Department of Defense
Defense and Security

In Sudan, Many Hands Could Make Heavy War—or Peace

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"The longer the conflict goes on, the more likely neighbors start choosing sides, raising the risk of sustained fighting in the long term," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

A Sudanese evacuee waits at Port Sudan before boarding a Saudi military ship
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Global Politics

Why Aren't All Neighborhoods Walkable?

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WBEZ
Samuel Kling

Joining "Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons," Samuel Kling discusses the walkability of Chicago's neighborhoods and how policymakers can make it easier to get around.

Chicago skyline with city in foreground.
Brad Knight via Unsplash
Global Cities

Chicago and Illinois Should Lead the Way on the Blue Economy

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Crain's Chicago Business
Alaina Harkness

With 20 percent of the world's fresh surface water at its doorstep, Chicago and the Midwest should use water security as a competitive advantage.

Chicago skyline behind Lake Michigan.
Hide Obara via Unsplash
Global Cities

Yoon Suk-Yeol's Polarizing First Year

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The Diplomat
Karl Friedhoff

The South Korean president rode polarization to steady the ship through his first year in office.

Yoon Suk-Yeol stands in front of a South Korean flag
Kim Yong Wii/ROK
Public Opinion

Whistleblower or Traitor? The Thorny Politics of Leaking

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Politico
Daniel W. Drezner

“National security leaks can become political Rorschach tests—inevitably interpreted through one’s partisan or ideological lens,” writes Dan Drezner.

Courtroom sketch of Jack Teixeira
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US Foreign Policy