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As the rift between Ankara and Brussels grows, Turkey’s long quest to join the European Union may never have been less likely to succeed than it is today.
European leaders are concerned about an anti-democratic backlash in Turkey in the wake of the attempted coup in July 2016. But from the Turkish perspective, the rise of ultra-nationalist parties in Europe is just as worrying. Emel Parlar Dal, Ali Murat Kurşun and Hakan Mehmetcik explain why.
And in our Politics in the Age of Social Media series, Nurseit Niyazbekov looks at how Kazakhstan’s authoritarian government has taken state propaganda into the 21st century by coopting, regulating and controlling the nation's online activity.
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A demonstrator holds a Turkish flag outside the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam in March 2017.
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Emel Parlar Dal, Marmara University; Ali Murat Kurşun, Marmara University; Hakan Mehmetcik
Rather than questioning the rule of law in Turkey, European leaders should look at ultra-nationalism in their own countries.
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Politics + Society
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Nurseit Niyazbekov, KIMEP University
Forget old-school state propaganda. Kazakhstan's government has reinvented itself through social media.
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Environment + Energy
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Tamara Avellán, United Nations University
The invention of the flush toilet was probably one of the most unsustainable innovations in human history.
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Don Driscoll, Deakin University; Bek Christensen, The University of Queensland; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University
The government's charity drive for threatened species shows it's unwilling to invest what's needed to prevent extinction.
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Business + Economy
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Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria
In its agenda to reform global economic governance the developing world should look for ways to extract some value from the G20.
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