the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
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Sat, 22/07/2023 - 12:00
The U.S. military’s admiration of a proto-fascist city-state is based on bad history.
Sat, 22/07/2023 - 01:00
India’s government is only now breaking its monthslong silence over the Manipur mob assault.
Fri, 21/07/2023 - 22:50
Boeing aircraft are still plying tourist routes from Moscow to Turkey, Egypt, and Thailand, and they’re refueling—and possibly getting repairs—en route.
Fri, 21/07/2023 - 22:45
Test yourself on the week of July 15: Panama’s former president is sentenced, tensions escalate in the Korean Peninsula, and Yevgeny Prigozhin rallies his troops.
Fri, 21/07/2023 - 22:43
Moscow used to bang shoes to get attention. Now it blows up grain warehouses.
Fri, 21/07/2023 - 19:13
Today’s nukes would make the destroyer of worlds shudder.
Fri, 21/07/2023 - 17:36
Berlin has published a surprisingly tough China strategy. Can it put it into action?
Fri, 21/07/2023 - 17:22
Why didn’t Prigozhin’s mutiny against Putin change anyone’s mind?
Fri, 21/07/2023 - 14:00
At a summit in Brussels, the EU and CELAC committed to deepening business and political ties.
Fri, 21/07/2023 - 01:00
Stockholm’s expansive freedom of speech laws are complicating its relations with the Islamic world.
Thu, 20/07/2023 - 23:25
Your vacation (hopefully) awaits. And here are the best books to pair with it.
Thu, 20/07/2023 - 19:36
Ukrainians are in Europe to stay. The bloc can help itself—and Kyiv—by better integrating them.
Thu, 20/07/2023 - 17:02
Israel’s support of right-wing politics abroad has backfired.
Thu, 20/07/2023 - 02:00
New Delhi must walk a fine line with the brutal ruling junta as cross-border security issues grow tense.
Thu, 20/07/2023 - 01:00
The Kremlin had threatened South Africa with a declaration of war if Pretoria arrested Putin.
Tue, 18/07/2023 - 19:01
Former CIA analyst Andrea Kendall-Taylor with the big-picture view on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Tue, 18/07/2023 - 17:56
Washington’s desire for Balkan stability has overtaken its support for democracy, the rule of law, and anti-corruption.
Tue, 18/07/2023 - 16:42
Trump is just one of 78 political leaders in democratic nations who have faced criminal charges since the year 2000.
Tue, 18/07/2023 - 13:00
The disputed Doklam plateau is a pressure point for both regional powers. Beijing is moving in.
Tue, 18/07/2023 - 12:00
A pro-Kremlin candidate is leading the polls—and could shatter the country’s support for Ukraine.
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