Starched rival: Turkey’s opposition candidate

After internecine drama, the opposition-party alliance has picked their man . The bookish, mild-mannered Kemal Kilicdaroglu may be the best possible president, but also the worst possible candidate when Turkey’s democracy is flagging. We examine why a new UN high-seas treaty, decades in the making, is so significant . And Thailand’s “Boys’ Love” gay TV dramas are an ever-growing cultural export . For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist , subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.