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Keep Calm, the British Government Will Carry On

Boris Johnson's hospitalization has sparked fears of instability, but the U.K. government has functioned smoothly in the absence of prime ministers in the past and continues to do so today.

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Vernon Bogdanor

Can the United Nations Survive the Coronavirus?

In the absence of U.S. leadership, the U.N. is struggling to carve out a role in the face of what may be the greatest threat since its founding.

Report |

Colum Lynch

What a Start-Up Crash Reveals About China’s Post-Coronavirus Economy

Luckin Coffee is one of many fraudulent firms that isn’t likely to survive the fallout of the pandemic.

China Brief |

James Palmer

5 Reasons Why a Global Agreement to Prop Up Oil Prices Won’t Work

Even if the United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia make a historic show of cooperation, any respite for the oil industry will be short-lived.

Voice |

Jason Bordoff

Mustafa Akyol

Mustafa Akyol is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where he focuses on the intersection of public policy, Islam, and modernity.

Stories by Mustafa Akyol

Pope Francis prays in front of a crucifix that in 1552 was carried in a procession around Rome to stop the Great Plague, at the San Marcello al Corso church in Rome on March 15.

Thou Shalt Practice Social Distancing

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Mustafa Akyol

April 8, 2020, 3:18 AM

Ekrem Imamoglu, the newly elected mayor of Istanbul, speaks to supporters after taking the mayoral mandate in front of the Istanbul municipality building on June 27.

Love Will Set You Free From Populism

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Mustafa Akyol

July 1, 2019, 5:05 PM

A woman walks behind a campaign posters of the far-right Swiss People's Party depicting a woman wearing a burqa against a background of a Swiss flag on Nov. 23, 2009 in Corseaux near Vevey. (Fabrice Cofrini/AFP/Getty Images)

The Prophet Mohammed Doesn’t Need Courts to Protect Him

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Mustafa Akyol

November 1, 2018, 9:29 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Summit at the Istanbul Congress Center on April 14, 2016. (Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

Khashoggi’s Death Is Highlighting the Ottoman-Saudi Islamic Rift

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Mustafa Akyol

October 17, 2018, 6:26 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech on December 20, 2016 in Istanbul, during the opening cerenomy of the Avrasya (Eurasia) Tunnel, the first ever road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul from Europe to Asia and the latest project in the Erdogan's plan of transforming Turkey's infrastructure.
Turkey in October 2013 opened the Marmaray rail tunnel underneath the iconic waterway, the first link beneath the waters that divide Europe and Asia. But the new Avrasya (Eurasia) Tunnel is the first tunnel for cars underneath the Bosphorus and aims to relieve congestion in the traffic-clogged Turkish megacity. Other schemes, which Erdogan boasts are his "crazy projects", include a gigantic third airport for Istanbul, the first ever bridge across the Dardanelles straits and even a Suez-style shipping canal for Istanbul. / AFP / OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Stop Victim-Blaming Erdogan for ISIS

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Mustafa Akyol

January 10, 2017, 3:10 PM

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Thou Shalt Practice Social Distancing

Love Will Set You Free From Populism

The Prophet Mohammed Doesn’t Need Courts to Protect Him

Khashoggi’s Death Is Highlighting the Ottoman-Saudi Islamic Rift

Stop Victim-Blaming Erdogan for ISIS

Keep Calm, the British Government Will Carry On

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What a Start-Up Crash Reveals About China’s Post-Coronavirus Economy

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