The accession narrative no longer frames Turkey’s relationship with the European Union, and the government’s far-reaching crackdown on opponents since July’s coup attempt has probably buried that diplomatic framework for good. What will take its place?
Hugo Drochon poses the question that Europe and the world can no longer avoid, and examines how Joschka Fischer, Otmar Issing, Anne-Marie Slaughter, and others address it.
Brigitte Granville examines what Fawaz Gerges, Noëlle Lenoir, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and other Project Syndicate commentators think is driving repeated terrorist attacks, and what should be done to stop them.
Anders Åslund breaks down the views of Joseph Nye, Adam Michnik, Yuliya Tymoshenko, and other Project Syndicate commentators on the nature and future of Russia’s autocratic regime.
What’s behind the mixture of hubris and cluelessness consuming so many countries’ political establishments? The search starts with Lucy Marcus, Olesugan Obasanjo, Kenneth Rogoff and other Project Syndicate contributors.
Are global economic recovery and political renewal still far off, or did they already begin long ago? Brad DeLong, Ana Palacio, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and others weigh in on growth, war, and more.
Why have so many governance institutions, from the Olympics to the EU, fallen into disrepute? Barry Eichengreen, Carmen Reinhart, Javier Solana, and others address the world’s widening crisis of legitimacy.
Christine Lagarde hitches the global economy's prospects to China and the Fed.
George Soros worries that Western societies are walking into the trap set for them by ISIS and its ilk.
Francis Fukuyama asks what lies ahead for China's geopolitically momentous "One Belt, One Road" strategy.
