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Putin’s Russia is a nuclear outlaw
Russian nuclear doctrine has become nothing more than a rhetoric of intimidation.
Paul Josephson
February 27, 2024
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Fearing Russia’s futures
Two years into Russia's fullscale invasion of Ukraine, the prospect of both Putin's victory and defeat invoke deep fears about the future of Russia.
Sergey Radchenko
February 23, 2024
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Russia, America and the roads not taken
After the Cold War, the United States squandered an opportunity to integrate Russia into Western economic and security partnerships. They continue to pay the price.
Vladislav Zubok
February 20, 2024
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The Czechoslovak agent in the BBC who almost was
Terézia Javorská, a BBC World Service broadcaster, was recently exposed as a Communist spy by the British press. A careful examination of the archives of the Czechoslovak State Sec..
Daniela Richterova
February 14, 2024
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The fall and rise of Marwan Barghouti
Long regarded as a future leader of Palestine, Marwan Barghouti has been imprisoned in Israel since 2002. What would his release mean for the future of the Middle East?
Angus Reilly
February 13, 2024
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The many meanings of the age of upheaval
Upheaval is a feature, not a bug, of humankind’s recent assumptions about progress and identity. It is a deeply felt aspect of the present era, but it is not uniquely of its time.
Alastair Benn
February 12, 2024
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Britain’s energy transition in the shadow of the 1970s
As Britain confronts the challenges and opportunities of the transition away from fossil fuels, the deep history of its relationship with North Sea oil provides both guidance and w..
Colm Murphy
February 8, 2024
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Will AI revolutionise education?
Education has a history of being impervious to inventions that have transformed society in other ways. Artificial Intelligence and its plethora of new manifestations, such as LLMs ..
Daisy Christodoulou
February 6, 2024
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Space architecture: a moonage daydream?
The burgeoning field of space architecture is more earthbound than its excitable advocates will admit.
Wessie du Toit
January 31, 2024