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David Lepeska

David Lepeska

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David Lepeska is a global affairs contributor for The National. An award-winning journalist who previously served as a foreign correspondent for the paper, he has contributed to The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic and other outlets, written a memoir about his time in Kashmir, and worked at the UN and the World Bank. Today he is Publisher/Editor at online travel magazine Escape Artist
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Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, has been indicted on a string of corruption charges. EPA
Did Senator Bob Menendez let his marriage affect US-Turkey ties?

The American lawmaker's dodgy dealings stretch from Washington all the way to the Mediterranean

CommentSeptember 25, 2023
US President Joe Biden with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the Nato summit in Vilnius in July. Reuters
Do US sanctions on Turkey point towards a double standard?

Washington appears to be treating one Nato ally harshly while handling others with kid gloves for similar offences

CommentSeptember 19, 2023
Tourists at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul last June. The AKP reconverted the sixth-century, Byzantine-era church into a mosque in 2020. Bloomberg
The Turkish state is becoming more religious – will Turks be OK with that?

Ataturk’s republic, which marks its centennial next month, has changed profoundly

CommentSeptember 05, 2023
Armenian police detain a protester in Yerevan this month. Protesters have demanded that authorities take steps to unblock the Lachin Corridor. AFP
How should we view the latest stand-off in the South Caucasus?

Whether it is a negotiating ploy or not, the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh has raised eyebrows

CommentAugust 31, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a news conference during the Nato summit in Vilnius in July. EPA
Is Turkey finally breaking free of the East-West paradigm?

As global power shifts, Erdogan's vision for his country seems to be coming to fruition

CommentAugust 22, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Jeddah for an Arab League summit on May 19. Mr Zelenskyy has urged his ambassadors and diplomats to persuade allies and those on the fence that Russian defeat is the only route to lasting peace. EPA
Despite the war's grim outlook, Kyiv has reasons for hope

Despite minimal progress on the battlefield, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is beefing up his country's international support

CommentAugust 08, 2023
Syrian refugees living in Turkey take a bus through the northern Bab Al Hawa border crossing in February, as they return to Syria in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake. AFP
In Turkish cities, Syrian refugee anxiety surges as another vote looms

As jobs become even more scarce, Turks may see the opposition CHP’s vow to send all Syrians home as the better option

CommentAugust 01, 2023
Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu (L) greets his party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, in December, 2022. EPA
'Et tu, Ekrem?': Turkey's CHP leader is betrayed by his protege, but maybe it's a sign

For the opposition to get back on its feet, a new generation of leadership might be required

CommentJuly 26, 2023
Commercial ships including vessels that are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus Strait off Istanbul. Reuters
A scorching summer is turning up the heat on Turkey's Black Sea tango

Brokering the grain deal was a win for Erdogan last year, but Moscow appears to be no longer on the same page

CommentJuly 18, 2023
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson after signing a document at the Nato summit in Madrid last June. Reuters
Can Turkey balance foreign policy autonomy with its western alliances?

Ankara is hardly anti-western, but its rifts with Nato are uncomfortably deep

CommentJuly 03, 2023
Syrian survivor Fedi, who was rescued with other refugees and migrants at open sea off Greece after their boat capsized, reunites with his brother Mohammad, who came to meet him from Italy, at the port of Kalamata, Greece, earlier this month. Reuters
Despite the boat tragedies, expect 'Fortress Europe' to remain closed

In this new era of migration, we are likely to see more and more money being spent to keep the world's neediest out

OpinionJune 28, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, earlier this month. AP Photo
A triumphant Erdogan could make Turkey a much more demanding Nato member

Ankara is seeking concessions in exchange for withdrawing its objection to Sweden joining the alliance, but the latter has alternatives

CommentJune 22, 2023
An explosion is seen in the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone and missile strike last week. Reuters
In wartime Kyiv, we have glorious days and nightmare nights

Russian air assaults have unsettled the Ukrainian capital, but they have also brought its residents together

CommentJune 05, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Istanbul in March 2022. AFP
Can the leaders of Turkey and Greece calm the Aegean's troubled waters?

Erdogan and Mitsotakis might be able to use their electoral successes to nip a potential crisis in the bud

CommentMay 30, 2023
A billboard of Turkish CHP party leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Istanbul, on May 15. AP
Kilicdaroglu defeat may mark the end of an era in Turkish politics

A new generation of progressive-minded leaders will rise if Erdogan wins the run-off election on Sunday

CommentMay 23, 2023
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