| MARIO BOTHERS Germany Takes Aim at the European Central Bank Business and political leaders in Germany are increasingly frustrated with the monetary policies of European Central Bank head Mario Draghi. Recently, the confrontation has threatened to become damaging to the euro zone. By SPIEGEL Staff |
| UNCERTAIN FUTURE Weaknesses Emerge in EU-Turkey Refugee Deal The EU is praising the first deportations this week from Greece to Turkey as a breakthrough for the recent refugee agreement with Ankara. But it was little more than a show. Many believe the deal will fail to survive the expected legal challenges. |
| WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE... Erdogan's Assault on Freedom and Democracy The EU has placed its fate in the hands of Turkish President Erdogan. But the man who is to help solve the refugee crisis has recently shown more clearly than ever that he prefers autocracy to democracy. He is the price Europe must pay for failure. By SPIEGEL Staff |
| ERDOGAN'S TIGHTROPE WALK How Turkey's Reform Project Ended in Isolation When he first came to power, Turkish President Erdogan embarked on a path of modernization. But the growth of a new elite withered those reforms and now, an autocracy is taking hold. It is time for the West to rethink its relations with Turkey. |
| OPINION America's Election Shame US political culture long served as an example to others. But the political culture on display in the Republican primaries has been a mixture of primary school, mafia and porn industry. |
