WASHINGTON — Americans should pay close attention to the news from Turkey. The August 28 election of a new president, which has provoked strong opposition from the powerful Turkish military, is a test of Turkey’s democracy. The visit of Turkey’s energy minister to Iran earlier in August to sign energy deals, including the establishment of [...]

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WASHINGTON — Arvind Subramanian’s recent WSJ op-ed”A Farewell to Alms” is one in a series of articles that lately has helped to elevate the visibility of the aid effectiveness debate. Subramanian and Raghuram Rajan’s research shows that aid has adverse effects on an economy’s competitiveness. But Craig Burnside and David Dollar, among others, have arrived [...]

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PARIS — Although there is some consistency in French answers to the Transatlantic Trends questionnaire compared to 2006, the French distinguish themselves on two major issues. The first one is Turkey: 49% of French respondents say that Turkey’s accession to the European Union would be a bad thing. This is the highest negative percentage of [...]

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