Triumphant Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to consolidate his full authority to weed out those behind the botched coup in Turkey. To accomplish the job, the authorities imposed a three-month state emergency to protect the democracy amid concerns from western allies who call for fair trials. Taking into account these concerns, the authorities were quick to assure them …

  Franz-Stefan Gady SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS Indian defense firms could benefit from a recent $38.8 billion Australian-French submarine deal by becoming subcontractors for Australia’s so-called SEA 1000 Future Submarine Program, an Australian official told The Economic Times on July 20. “India and Australia as decided during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia in 2014 have ventured into the areas …

  Aurelia George Mulgan SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS There are both modern and historical parallels to be drawn in the wake of China’s strident rejection of the Hague Tribunal’s ruling on its territorial claims in the South China Sea. In its relentless strategy of using power to expand China’s territory in the South China Sea, the Xi administration has been …