Owen Matthews is a Contributing Editor to Newsweek and The Daily Beast based in Moscow and Istanbul. His work has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, the Guardian First Books Award, and France’s Prix Médicis.
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Why Russia Loves Syria
Owen Matthews reports on the mutually beneficial Syrian-Russian relationship. MORE
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Booing Vladimir Putin
Booed by fight fans in Moscow, is Vladimir Putin losing his base support, asked Owen Matthews. MORE
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Holy Middle Class!
Moscow’s Gorky Park used to be a place to avoid. Now it’s a magnet for the Russian bourgeoisie. MORE
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A Civil War Revived
Turkey’s prime minister promised peace with the country’s Kurdish separatists.... MORE
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Catherine, the Great Human Being
A new book depicts the Russian monarch as she really was: enlightened, insightful, and passionate. MORE
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Ukraine Jails Yulia Tymoshenko
The Orange Revolution heroine gets seven years and a $180 million fine in state show trial. MORE
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Back to the U.S.S.R.
Does Russia secretly want Vladimir Putin to return to the Kremlin? Owen Matthews reports. MORE
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Return of President Putin
Vladimir Putin will run for president again in Russia's elections next year. MORE
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Mideast’s New Superpower
Will Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally convince the Middle East to embrace democracy? MORE
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Turkey’s Tricky Drone Diplomacy
Owen Matthews reports on the complex situation as relations between Turkey and Israel deteriorate. MORE
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The Erdogan Doctrine
Why Israel Fears the Regional Ambitions of Turkey's Prime Minister. MORE
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The Arab World’s ‘Dallas’
Turkish Soap operas are sweeping the Middle East and luring viewers with scandalous storylines. MORE
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Israel and Turkey Sever Ties
The two countries are facing a major diplomatic rupture over a report on the Gaza flotilla raid,... MORE
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What’s Next for Syria
Assad’s regime, more unstable by the day, is running out of time and running out of friends. MORE
