The Week, Interrupted: August 21
The Koreas were the big headline this week, along with a call for elections in Ukraine (bad idea), Israel is poking Turkey in Syria as Israeli settlers poke Palestinians in the West Bank.
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The Week, Interrupted: August 14
Mecca Pact, Turkey-Kurds, the Hormuz and Houthis, Colombia's earthquake, Zambia votes, an interesting trip Russia's Putin took to a Japanese-claimed island—the news this week. And the Gender Tracker!
When AI Escapes
2001: A Space Odyssey's Hal is no longer theoretical. "Rogue" AI is here—largely as a result of the US-China race to dominate AI. Meanwhile, the systems meant to contain them are falling behind.
The Week, Interrupted: August 7
Will Iran keep the US out of Hormuz? Colombia gets a new president. The fallout from Ceuta. This week's Gender Tracker shows progress over at the NYT. And 81 years ago, the US bombed Japan.
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Europe has stood together against Putin. Its reaction to the over 50,000 that overran Ceuta last week is exposing the limits of that solidarity—and giving authoritarians the upper hand.
The Cockroaches India's Modi Can't Crush 🪳
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The Week, Interrupted: July 24
The Houthis get in the Iran war mix. Nukes in Saudi? Zelensky's political problems in Ukraine. Andy Burnham takes over at 10 Downing. Trump's tariffs! And will he bomb Mali? All that and the Gender Tracker.
Spain for the Win 🇪🇸
Spain 🇪🇸 and Argentina 🇦🇷 play in the World Cup. And that's why I'm thinking about feminist foreign policy...
The Week, Interrupted: July 17
The battle for Hormuz, personnel changes in Ukraine, AI conference in China, US efforts in Libya, Hungary ousts its president, Andy Burnham takes over as UK's prime minister. And the gender tracker!
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The US continues to target vessels in southern waters. Why?
The Week, Interrupted: July 10
Iran's leverage, NATO's new reality, Sudan's complicated war, Le Pen's ambitions and the Gender Tracker!