France 24 interviews author Ece Temelkuran on her latest book "How to Lose a Country". She talks about the slippery slope to dictatorship and right-wing populism in Turkey and beyond.

Apr.18 -- Michael Shaoul, chairman, portfolio manager, and chief executive officer at Marketfield Asset Management, examines the financial policy of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the lira continues to weaken. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Turkey 'cannot become a member of the EU', says EPP leader Manfred Weber.

70 years after the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, has NATO outlived its purpose? Bigger Than Five examines whether the alliance is a source of stability or a threat to international peace and security. Guests: Admiral William J. Fallon Commander of U.S. Central Command, 2007-2008 Kurt Volker U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 2008-2009 Executive Director, McCain Institute Donald Jensen Editor in Chief & Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis Douglas Macgregor Retired U.S. Army Colonel & Author of “Margin of Victory” #NATO #BiggerThanFive #army

Is NATO ‘obsolete’? 70 years after the North Atlantic Treaty was signed, #BiggerThanFive looks back at how the objectives of the alliance have transformed with the times.

Turkey raised fears by propping up foreign currency reserves. FT calculations suggest foreign reserves held by the central bank have been bolstered by an unusual surge in the use of short-term borrowing, or swaps, underlining concerns about Ankara's financial defenses.

8-15 April 2019