Iran’s North Koreanization gambit
Tehran upped the ante and scored a strategic success with its attack. Israel also achieved its outcomes. The Middle East game has become more dangerous.
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Trump plan to devalue dollar a gift to China
TOKYO — Donald Trump would make currency devaluation great again in a second term.
As yen sinks, Japan must avoid goading China into a currency war
And President Xi Jinping might conclude that the yen’s drop affords China the geopolitical cover to engineer a weaker yuan.
Can China play a role in avoiding an all-out war in the Middle East?
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U.S. denies Iran gave 72 hours' notice of attack on Israel
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD/DUBAI (Reuters) -- Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but U.S. officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to cause significant damage.
Turkey’s economy paying the price for years of policy mishaps
For many years, it wasn’t the economy that determined voting behavior in Turkey. The country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, won almost every election he contested despite a deteriorating economic outlook.
Turkey's inflation climbs to 68.5% despite continued rate hikes
Turkey's annual inflation rose to 68.5% for the month of March, an increase on February's 67.1% inflation read, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute's report released Wednesday.
Local wins by Erdoğan foes could herald sea-change
The dilemma before the March 31 municipal elections was between status quo and change. With hindsight, one can affirm the event has marked an unprecedented shift in recent Turkish politics. This is not just because the results have led to administrative switches in 29 provinces nationwide but also because this marks a substantial alteration in local power dynamics.