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U.S. Daily Death Toll Spikes as Leaders Warn of Impact on the Poor

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Anthony Fauci have both voiced worries that coronavirus death toll may disproportionately affect the poor.

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The Coronavirus Will Destroy Turkey’s Economy

Ankara’s finances were weak before the pandemic—but the combination of external debt, a public health crisis, and a president who chooses to protect his reputation rather than his people could spell disaster.

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Aykan Erdemir, John A. Lechner

Thou Shalt Practice Social Distancing

The world’s major faiths face a test, and some religious leaders are failing by endangering human lives in the name of adhering to tradition—and ushering in a new age of secularism in the process.

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America Needs a National Service Draft Now to Fight the Coronavirus

Nations have always mobilized young people when facing existential crises like war. The case for national service has never been clearer.

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Charli Carpenter

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Nick Danforth

Nicholas Danforth is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the German Marshall Fund.

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The End of History and the Last Map

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February 14, 2020, 8:19 AM

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley hold a news conference at the Pentagon on Oct. 28.

The United States Can’t Have It All

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Nick Danforth, Daphne McCurdy

November 12, 2019, 10:41 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens to an interpreter as U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 21, 2017.

Why Turkey Doesn’t Trust the United States

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July 15, 2019, 11:21 AM

A man walks up the steps in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2018.

The United States’ Problems Aren’t What You Think They Are

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May 15, 2019, 1:38 PM

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 17: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives a referendum victory speech to his supporters at the Presidential Palace on April 17, 2017 in Ankara Turkey. Erdogan declared victory in Sunday's historic referendum that will grant sweeping powers to the presidency, hailing the result as a "historic decision. 51.4 per cent per cent of voters had sided with the "Yes" campaign, ushering in the most radical change to the country's political system in modern times.Turkey's main opposition calls on top election board to annul the referendum. OSCE observers said that a Turkish electoral board decision to allow as valid ballots that did not bear official stamps undermined important safeguards against fraud. (Photo by Elif Sogut/Getty Images)

It’s Time for Erdogan to Admit He’s Not a Democrat

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April 20, 2017, 1:24 PM

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