Kemal Kirişci

Non-resident fellow, Brookings Institution

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Panelists discuss recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria after a devastating earthquake, President Biden’s State of the Union, and racism surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of the…

Quake devastates Turkey and Syria. Are parts of the world off-limits for aid?

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