Isle take it: Turkey’s adventures in the Med

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The considerable oil and gas reserves beneath the eastern Mediterranean have sparked Turkey’s interest—as well as <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/08/22/dealing-with-a-dangerous-dispute-in-the-eastern-med?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a number of disputes</a> in the region and beyond. China’s leaders like to say their country has history’s longest-surviving civilisation; now <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2020/07/30/digging-up-chinas-past-is-always-political?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a new archaeological site</a> allegedly offers some proof. And <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/08/19/the-world-is-losing-its-big-old-trees?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the grave risk</a> to the world’s tallest trees. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>