2017-01-18
Technological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment, says Andrew Palmer. The faint outlines of such a system are now emerging
2017-01-17
The word “populism” was everywhere in 2016
2017-01-14
It is easy to say that people need to keep learning throughout their careers. The practicalities are daunting
2017-01-11
“Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear.”
We have been trying to fit the round pegs of twenty-first-century global power into the square holes of post-World War II institutions
2017-01-08
Iraq says Turkey has promised to respect sovereignty of Iraq after months of rows over Turkish troops based in Bashiqa
Baghdad and Ankara close to a deal on the withdrawal of Turkish forces near Mosul
2017-01-06
It’s facile to blame the politics of post-truth practiced by populists. Lies and exaggerations would not work if current democratic practice were without problems
2017-01-03
US Central Command says several strikes, including one that hit a hospital car park, remain under investigation
2017-01-02
Letter from Ankara
Everything that contributes to reconstructing Iraq is an additional step to avoiding Daesh strikes on our own territory
2017-01-01
Erdogan has dismantled Ataturk’s secularism in just over a decade and has done so with little mercy for his opponents
2016-12-31
Once the Islamic State is defeated, Iraq will have to mend a divided society
2016-12-30
Climate change will be one of many factors fueling future migration waves
2016-12-25
The earliest research on speech and language centers of the brain dates back to the early nineteenth century
Most Christians had to flee their homes to avoid death at the ISIS’ hands.
2016-12-22
2016-12-20
The apparent killer was a Turkish policeman angry about Russian atrocities in Syria
2016-12-19
Convoys of buses from eastern Aleppo reached rebel-held areas of countryside to the west of the city
The military launched an offensive against the minority group in October