When governments destroy evidence: the story of the Trump administration
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Global Threads with Peter Frankopan
Making sense of a changing world
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The bones of history: new research in disease history
Today I am taking a break from the modern world to write about two new studies that shed important light on the past.
Russia is Preparing for War at Sea. Are We?
A week or two ago, I wrote about a new interview with Nikolai Patrushev - one of the most powerful and influential figures in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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The scenes in Ceuta on Thursday were extraordinary.
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For most people outside Russia, Wildberries is an unfamiliar name - or at least it was until a few weeks ago.
The Nuclear Double Standard. The US and Saudi agreement
This is the first of two posts about the US-Saudi unclear agreement that was announced last night.
The Most Important AI Story of the Year
Last night, Sam Altman published one of the most remarkable statements in the short history of artificial intelligence.
The drums of war. The view from Moscow, part 2
Earlier this week I wrote about a new piece by Dmtri Trenin about how Moscow sees the world at a time when the costs of war are mounting.