The Critic Current Issue – May 24 issue

In the May issue of The Critic, Iason Athanasiadis explores the rejuvenation of Istanbul and liberal cosmopolitanism’s fluctuating fortunes on the Bosporus, Matthew Petti compares Turkish and Israeli actions, Mark Almond explains why Israel is arming Muslims against Christians in Armenia and Sam Bidwell delineates the limits of Western support for Israel.

Leading data protection lawyer, Melissa Stock, demonstrates what is wrong with police reliance on facial recognition technology, Andrew Orlowski outlines AI’s intellectual cannibalism and threat to copyright, Henry Hemming reveals the extent of British Intelligence’s penetration of the IRA, Gavin Mortimer exposes the sordid secrets of France’s 1968 generation, Robert Hutton reviews Alex Garland’s new blockbuster Civil War and Nick Timothy talks cricket balls.