Erdogan’s Blazing Surge in Power since 2016: From Withstanding a Military Coup to Regional Kingpin

The 2016 failed military coup gave Erdogan full political power domesticallyNow controlling the army, Erdogan expanded Turkey’s geopolitical reach in MENAErdogan’s strong domestic power allowed him to weather the Turkish…

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Putin’s Antagonistic Hostility with Navalny: Rising Tension as Putin’s Authoritarian Foothold is Threatened

+ Domestic policy threat contrasted by a burgeoning foreign policy approach.+ There is an incompatible nature between domestic politics and Putin’s plan for a greater ‘Russia superpower’ image.+ Wave of…

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