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As we enter a new era of instability, we need new institutions. What should they look like?

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As we enter a new era of instability, we need new institutions. What should they look like?

jasabacklink October 14, 2022

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Ron DeSantis’s brand of freedom could endanger Floridians

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Ron DeSantis’s brand of freedom could endanger Floridians

jasabacklink October 13, 2022

Florida is so synonymous with good weather that reciting the names of the sunshine state’s cities—Orlando, Fort...

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Olesya Khromeychuk’s diary: Returning to Ukraine—and my brother’s grave

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Olesya Khromeychuk’s diary: Returning to Ukraine—and my brother’s grave

jasabacklink October 6, 2022

I never wanted to be a war tourist. When my brother was serving in the Donbas, more...

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The risk of nuclear disaster grows every day

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The risk of nuclear disaster grows every day

jasabacklink October 6, 2022

Reviewed here Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima  by Serhii Plokhy (RRP: £25) Buy on Bookshop.org...

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Why China didn’t turn liberal

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Why China didn’t turn liberal

jasabacklink October 6, 2022

Reviewed here China After Mao: the Rise of a Superpower by Frank Dikötter (RRP: £25) Buy on...

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“Belarusians can’t rise up—but we are still fighting”

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“Belarusians can’t rise up—but we are still fighting”

jasabacklink September 29, 2022

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile, has spent the last two years tirelessly making the case for...

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The Sceptics Within

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The Sceptics Within

jasabacklink September 29, 2022

Meloni with political allies Matteo Salvini, Silvio Berlusconi, and Maurizio Lupi, in Rome on 22 September 2022....

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This is how we should finance energy market interventions

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This is how we should finance energy market interventions

jasabacklink September 26, 2022

The new prime minister and her cabinet hosted a gathering of world leaders last week, after the...

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San Francisco’s drug crisis is a problem for Democrats

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San Francisco’s drug crisis is a problem for Democrats

jasabacklink September 22, 2022

A homeless man pushing a loaded trolley crosses a San Francisco street. Credit: Kevin Shalvey / Alamy...

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Putin’s regime is banking on western Ukraine fatigue

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Putin’s regime is banking on western Ukraine fatigue

jasabacklink September 17, 2022

“This photo contains sensitive content which some people may find offensive or disturbing.” A phrase I see often...

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