Hints and tips:
...Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18, Angela Merkel announced, with even tougher restrictions during Easter. South Africa’s rollout has laid bare the developing world’s vaccine struggles....
...The best gift I’ve received recently is a book called African Ceremonies by Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith....
...Bild asks: “How naive is Angela Merkel?” after the German chancellor gave the go-ahead for Huawei to bid for German 5G infrastructure....
...david.gardner@ft.com...
...Letter in response to this article: Vestager is certainly not anti-American / From Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, London, UK...
...The loss marks a tectonic shift in Turkish politics, writes David Gardner. The lira rose on Monday....
...The FT’s David Gardner, meanwhile, thinks the pontiff is fighting a losing battle in the Middle East....
...David Gardner believes the Khashoggi affair could disrupt the succession at the House of Saud. Brooke Masters says Goldman Sachs has big questions to answer over 1MDB....
...David Gardner examines the options for Turkey's president Erdogan as he faces crucial decisions over Syria, and relations with the EU, US and Russia....
...The FT’s David Gardner sees the result as a mixed blessing for Turkey’s strongman....
...Tech’s unhealthy obsession with hyper-targeted ads — Rana Foroohar The untold career advantage of a little bit of luck — Tim Harford Khashoggi killing resets US relationships in the Middle East— David Gardner...
...David Gardner explores the political ramifications of Saudi Arabia's decision to shelve the initial public offering of state oil company Saudi Aramco....
...The deal struck this week between Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats paves the way for the chancellor’s third grand coalition....
...After a year of awkward courtship, Tuesday was the moment when Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel publicly committed themselves to a partnership aimed at reinvigorating the EU project....
...There is good reason for French President Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, to visit Washington next week....
...A victory for Hizbollah and Iran David Gardner sees the election result in Lebanon as a political milestone for the Islamic Republic’s proxies....
...david.gardner@ft.com Letter in response to this column: It would be bad mistake to ‘re-engage’ with Turkey / From Andrew Rosenbaum, Larnaca, Cyprus...
...Angela Merkel is up next in Washington on Friday....
...Plight of the Kurds David Gardner on Turkey’s decision to open a new front against Kurdish forces in North West Syria....
...My reading recommendations this week start with an open letter to Angela Merkel by Yascha Mounk, the German-born Harvard political scientist....
...Angela Merkel showed moral courage in stating the reality that Europe can no longer count on US leadership on shared challenges....
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