John Paul Rathbone

RT @olddog100ua: https://t.co/eN02XLmvuz 1st day on the job, no hanging around….

Notably missing from the Turkish authorities overseeing events was Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, arrested last month on corruption charges he denies. İmamoğlu is awaiting trial in a prison just north of the epicentre of Wednesday’s tremors https://t.co/Qa1HzLDpzN

Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate from 42.5 per cent to 46 per cent, in its first rate meeting since the arrest of Erdoğan’s main political rival and the Trump administration unleashed a global trade war. https://t.co/1xcpSuQ9gF

RT @gonultol: "We’ve passed the threshold where Erdoğan can intimidate those who stand against him," said CHP Chairman Ozgur Ozel to @FT .…

‘This is what victory looks like’: Inside Israel’s aggressive new security plan “It’s a new world,” said one Israeli military official, adding that an entire division once stationed in the occupied Golan Heights has “advanced into Syria”. https://t.co/c0XV4zRofU @NeriZilber

Özel outlined his Turkish opposition party's strategy from a roomy office, lined with portraits of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the nation & the CHP, while his floppy white cat — called “Victory” — watched on. https://t.co/ReKFTZnvEa via @ft

Mario Vargas Llosa was the youngest of the Latin Amerian boom writers, and also the last to pass away. Rest in peace When I had lunch with the nobel laureate five years ago, he talked to me about Trump, the joy of writing, and the "price of love" https://t.co/aOPOtG9Z6O

And now, for a refreshing change, world events as seen through the eyes of a splendidly piratical Panama Canal pilot, Captn Hallax “Always business as usual…no matter Christmas, no matter rain, no matter fog, no matter nothing, no matter Trump.” by @SMPaternostro

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My latest: Meet Captain Efrain Hallax ✍️🚢 Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump - The New York Times https://t.co/LoiS0MBFkS

Turkey sees opportunity in tariff turmoil Mehmet Şimşek told the FT that cheaper oil can help rebuild foreign reserves & ease inflation after sell-off last month. “Our vulnerability is not so bad. We may have to live with softer growth. But what is, is" https://t.co/23ak3bJuHT

RT @gideonrachman: Yuan Yang MP, my former FT colleague, did great and courageous reporting on human rights abuses in Xinjiang. It says a…

Turkish students call on consumers to ‘buy nothing’ following crackdown, in parallel to a more targeted opposition boycott. An Istanbul court is now investigating. Officials meanwhile described the boycott as an “assassination attempt” on the economy. https://t.co/P3PAm9shvY

Trump stirs fears of a new nuclear arms race via @FT https://t.co/dj0jXQscEg

EU to exclude US, UK and Turkey from €150bn rearmament fund https://t.co/4mts7h3K1G via @ft

Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival https://t.co/T4T0qHTZg0 via @ft

Sign of the times ⚔️ UK offers bumper pay package for new national armaments guru as its tries to fix "broken" defence procurement at a critical time for European security https://t.co/6r3HzcPFoI via @JP_Rathbone @sylviapfeifer @LOS_Fisher

RT @valentinapop: Why Europe can’t rely on French nuclear umbrella alone via ⁦@labboudles⁩ ⁦@hallbenjamin⁩ ⁦@JP_Rathbone⁩ https://t.co/ucs…

Nato urges EU and Turkey to deepen ties Secretary-general Rutte urges European leaders to put aside differences with Ankara to boost security co-operation https://t.co/bKQjJZIthB