Turkey
Erdogan’s empire
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Approaching its centenary, Turkey faces an election that could decide its future as a democracy, argues Piotr Zalewski
Turkey
Turkey faces a crucial election this summer
Approaching its centenary, the country prepares for an election that could decide its future as a democracy, argues Piotr Zalewski
The economy
The Turkish economy is in pressing need of reform and repair
A bizarre monetary policy has left an economy in need of urgent repair
Friends and relations
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s relatives are becoming increasingly powerful
A government over-reliant on kith and kin
Political Islam
Turkey has given up promoting political Islam abroad
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is mending fences with his Arab neighbours
Foreign policy
Turkey has a newly confrontational foreign policy
The country has turned into an awkward ally for the West
The future
Turkey is still just a democracy, but it is not certain to remain that way
The election will test the country’s democratic credentials
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Italy
Renovation required
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Giorgia Meloni’s new government must make deep reforms if Italy is to regain its lost vitality, argues John Peet
- Wanted: an Italian Thatcher: Italy’s new government needs to make deep economic reforms
- The cost of vulnerability: External shocks have hit the Italian economy hard
- Spreadeagled: Why is Italy’s public-debt burden so big?
- Structural faults: Italy’s protected sectors need exposure to more competition
- Sunrise or sunset?: Southern Italy needs private enterprise and infrastructure
- Italy’s bane: Political instability in Italy has always affected reform
- The houses that Giuseppe sold: Italy is trying to deal with its demographic decline
- A new reform spirit: Italy needs to learn from other countries on structural changes