The areas on both sides of the border where these earthquakes have hit were both facing tremendous economic challenges already. Turkey is a struggling democracy, but it's still a democracy. If the government is not seen to have responded well to this natural disaster, that will lead to public anger and could affect President Erdogan's chances at staying in power.
Amid unthinkable destruction and loss of life, we examine the factors that will frustrate relief efforts following earthquakes in an already troubled region. As President Joe Biden prepares to welcome a new chief of staff, we speak with the author who literally wrote the book on America’s second-most-powerful government job. And Argentina’s newest musical export repurposes an American genre born three decades ago.
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