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John A. Lechner

John A. Lechner is a graduate student at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Articles by John A. Lechner

Soldiers with the United Nations stabilization mission in Central African Republic patrol in PK12 district, south of downtown Bangui, Central African Republic, on Jan. 13.

Outside Powers Are Making the Conflict in the Central African Republic Worse

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John A. Lechner, Alexandra Lamarche

January 22, 2021, 3:11 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (center) with his wife, Emine Erdogan, followed by then-International Monetary Fund Director Christine Lagarde (left) in Paris on Nov. 11, 2018, prior to commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I.

Why Erdogan Won’t Ask the IMF for Help

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Aykan Erdemir, John A. Lechner

June 1, 2020, 2:43 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) vies for the ball with Berat Albayrak—now his finance minister and son-in-law—during an exhibition match in Istanbul on July, 26, 2014.

The Coronavirus Will Destroy Turkey’s Economy

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Aykan Erdemir, John A. Lechner

April 8, 2020, 3:51 AM

Bishop Sahak Masalyan (center), the chairman of the Religious Council of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, addresses the congregation at Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church on Nov. 11, 2019.

Turkey Must Stop Meddling in Armenian Church Affairs

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Aykan Erdemir, John A. Lechner

January 14, 2020, 8:14 AM

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the press during the Argentina G20 Leaders' Summit 2018 on Dec. 1 in Buenos Aires. (Daniel Jayo/Getty Images)

Erdogan’s Anti-Semitism Will Sink Turkey’s Economy

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Aykan Erdemir, John A. Lechner

December 24, 2018, 12:07 PM

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