TRT World - Author: Mark T. Townsend

Mark T. Townsend

Mark T. Townsend

Mark T. Townsend is an award-winning political and financial journalist with significant experience in emerging markets.

Mark T. Townsend is an award-winning political and financial journalist with significant experience in emerging markets.

Articles from author

The battle for Syria has just begun

The reconstruction of Syria will be another battle with rival powers trying to stamp their authority over the country through their chequebooks.

The battle for Syria has just begun

The battle for Syria has just begun

The Philippines has left the ICC, but the ICC might not leave Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte may have avoided accounting of extra-judicial killings in the International Criminal Court, but he hasn’t quite escaped the consequences of his increasingly authoritarian rule.

The Philippines has left the ICC, but the ICC might not leave Duterte

The Philippines has left the ICC, but the ICC might not leave Duterte

Why Duterte’s war on drugs is a war he cannot win

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's violent and controversial war on drugs hasn't made a meaningful change, and is proving to be a political disaster for his presidency.

Why Duterte’s war on drugs is a war he cannot win

Why Duterte’s war on drugs is a war he cannot win