Turkey’s Role in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis, the Evolution of SCOTUS Appointments, and More

February 18, 2022

Presidents of Ukraine and Turkey in Kiev

Can the Russia-Ukraine crisis offer an opportunity to re-anchor Turkey in NATO?

The crisis over Ukraine has reignited the geopolitical relevance of Turkey and NATO for each other. Kemal Kirişci argues that Turkey’s NATO membership could become a conduit for mutually reinforcing the country’s Western vocation and its democracy while benefiting European security—including that of Ukraine.

A watchman stands next to heaps of sacks filled with paddy at a wholesale grain market in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh

Getting out of the coronavirus economic contraction

By the end of 2023, the world’s wealthiest economies are set to have higher GDP levels than what pre-pandemic projections showed. The same cannot be said for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). From the uneven COVID-19 vaccine rollout to rising income inequality, Indermit Gill, M. Ayhan Kose, and Dana Vorisek discuss the issues facing EMDEs and ways policymakers can address them.

The Supreme Court is seen on January 26, 2022

Changes in Supreme Court appointments

According to recent reporting, President Biden is on track to announce his Supreme Court nominee by the end of this month. As we await the news, Russell Wheeler outlines the significant changes that have occurred in the appointment process over the last 120 years—changes that speak in part to the changing role of the Court itself.

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