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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In Russia, Putin's Policies Are a Disaster
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Explosion at Moscow Airport Sparks Terror Fears
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Opposition to Alcohol in Turkey
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Russia's Liberal Thaw?
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Turkey Reaches Out to Both West and Iran
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Russia Sends Out a Hit Man
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Russian Journalists Inching Toward Justice
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Rogue PKK Rebels Threaten Turkey's Peace Talks
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