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  • September 17, 2026
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  • September 17, 2026
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Mourning the old Israel: Fauda after 7 October

  • September 16, 2026
  • Alastair Benn
In January 1979, huge crowds on the streets of Tehran, Iran, celebrate Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's decision to leave the country and go into exile.
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The Cold War blind spots behind Iran’s rift with the West

  • September 16, 2026
  • Gill Bennett
Aerial sunset view of a coal-fired power plant in Ordos, China.
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The case for climate realism in an age of soaring energy demand

  • September 16, 2026
  • Dieter Helm
A 19th-century engraving depicts Aristotle teaching Alexander the Great.
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Aristotle: a biography without a life

  • September 15, 2026
  • Armand D’Angour
The media centre at the latest BRICS summit.
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The BRICS+: rebels without a common cause

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  • Ved Shinde

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