The World Today

December & January 2020/21: Turkey, the ally that slipped away

Hugh Pope and Nigar Goksel profile a country deemed too autocratic, too Muslim and too wayward to join the European club

The historian of conflict and peace-making talks to Krisztina Csortea about the mystery of war, how it can usher in positive social change and the difficult art of learning lessons from the past

Revival of liberal values means Turkey’s political future is up for grabs, argues Fadi Hakura

Gary Younge assesses the impact of protests over police shootings on the US presidential election

Daniel Strieff looks at the task Biden faces getting the US back on track

David Veevers argues for reinterpreting our past through today’s values

Sarah Sands on the value of the BBC World Service as it aims for a billion listeners

The long goodbye of the Trump administration

Articles

Fireworks celebrating the Chinese New Year in Dubai

Mohamed El Aassar outlines a soft-sell media strategy to woo Middle East

India still loves Xiaomi’s smartphone despite border clashes with China, writes Sophie Zinser

Gitika Bhardwaj on Millicent Fawcett and the international battle to get women the vote.

Court ruling leads to drop in support for the Law and Justice party, writes Angelika Kerlin

Far right now has a voice in Portugal’s parliament, writes Joana Henriques

Nadan Hadzic on the ethnic divisions still holding Bosnia-Herzegovina back

Digital-only series

In Bristol, creative activism has provided a platform to challenge society and highlight its problems

Melusi, Reflections on Black Lives Matter

For Eswatini’s LGBTIQ+ community the BLM movement and global solidarity are crucial, as long as they involve the voices of the marginalized

Police brutality is not just an American problem. In Kenya it is built on colonial systems

Also in this issue

Hans Kundnani assesses an economist’s view of Germany’s role in Europe

Greg Shapland on a study of hydro-politics in a troubled region

John Lough assesses an ambassador’s view of Putin’s power plays

Berrak Rasool on the turbulent relations between Ankara and Europe

Catherine Fieschi looks forward to an era of cosmopolitanism

Six books on the writing of women’s history

Building on the success of the previous two years, The World Today and the Financial Times free schools access programme are pleased to announce their 2021 school writing competition for the best short article on a topical issue.