Angle, Anchor, and Voice

Analysis and commentary on world events, current affairs and ideas from a former editor-in-chief of The Economist with a special addiction to Japan and Italy

Travel news, stories, and photography from Japan and beyond, delivered once a month to your inbox, with more features for paid subscribers and print club members.

My goal for my Substack is to make Ottoman and Middle Eastern history more accessible to a general audience.

Stories, anecdotes, wise proverbs and foolish thoughts, literary musings, insights and conversations centred around my personal, unpublished notebooks

Interrupting the script and widening the conversation on global affairs.

Derman aradım derdime, derdim bana derman imiş.

The independent, reader-supported newsletter on Turkish politics & business. Pun-tification included.

The community for those who believe that a free society is worth fighting for.

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