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Who are the Basques?
The Basques live the ancient day-to-day, a way of life carefully preserved and nurtured over millennia.
Aurélien Guéroult
November 28, 2024
Notebooks
Notebooks are snapshots from our writers, reflecting on current affairs and underappreciated aspects of culture and history.
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Nordic cinema’s new masculinity
Scandinavian film directors specialise in honest yet compassionate studies of male identity.
James Mcloughlin
November 27, 2024
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Kharkiv’s culture unbowed
Kharkiv National Theatre of Opera and Ballet continues to stage performances underground, as Russian missiles pummel the city. The resilience of the performers deserves a happy end..
Jade McGlynn
November 27, 2024
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The 1840 Oriental Crisis, a triumph of diplomacy
In 1840, a climactic clash in the Levant was resolved in a way that presents important lessons to contemporary policymakers facing a similar situation.
William Erich Ellison
November 25, 2024
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Navigating the new nuclear age
Nuclear deterrence is neither a magic bullet nor an obsolete relic. It is a complex and dynamic tool that demands continuous adaptation, clear-eyed assessment, and a nuanced unders..
Reja Younis
November 22, 2024
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Somaliland’s race for recognition
Somaliland’s landmark election showcases its democratic resilience and ambition for recognition, even as it navigates regional tensions and international indifference.
Matt Kenyon
November 22, 2024
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Donald Trump’s cryptopia
The crypto movement alone didn’t win it for Trump, but it was a central node, a technological anchor point in a fuzzy constellation of anti-establishment ideas and philosophies, al..
Jamie Bartlett
November 21, 2024
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Trump and Iran face off across a new Middle East
Four years after his first term, Donald Trump returns to a Middle East reshaped by war, where the United States and Iran face a pivotal choice between escalating conflict or pursui..
Afshon Ostovar
November 14, 2024
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The perils of predicting the future
Thinking about the future as a mystery to be divined, rather than an outcome to be shaped, has become hard-wired into the way we talk about what will happen next in foreign policy.
Suzanne Raine
November 13, 2024