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the In- ternet and other digital media. In the wake of the col- lapse of the Soviet Union, communist governments in 8 EFTA00804732 Freedom House Eastern Europe, and military dictatorships elsewhere, there was an explosion of newspapers, radio and television stations, and other independent media with diver
briefly as President Trump's national security adviser, did lucra- tive consulting work for a firm with ties to the government of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan before and immediately after the 2016 election. Among other things, Flynn wrote an op-ed that urged the American government to expel Feth
the Medal of Freedom to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The previous foreign recipients included Pope John Paul II, who championed the freedom of Eastern Europe; Nelson Mandela, who triumphed over apartheid in South Africa; and Helmut Kohl, who reunited Germany. Did Merkel, for all her good qualities, real
FTA_R1_02029335 EFTA02689710 3 foreign policy was rarely up for open discussion. Over the past decade, however, the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has considerably trimmed the military's influence over political life, foreign policy included. To meet EU accession criteria, Erdogan's A
le East. Over time, it would yield a shift in global oil-market power from the traditional producers (OPEC, Russia) to consumers (such as Germany, Eastern Europe, China and India) that will benefit from the more diverse oil supply. This revolution is not restricted to North America. Foreign activity lags be
sn't shy away from making comparisons to Europe when it comes to the economy, either. "There is no crisis in Turkey," he says. "Our Prime Minister (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan is doing a good job!" When asked what he thinks of Turkey's long-standing bid to become a European Union member state, the 30-year-old sa
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