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When the Founding Fathers opposed the Supreme Court

With the overturning of abortion rights in America, questions have turned to the court’s legitimacy and power — but this is not a new debate. It has haunted US politics for centuri..

Angus Brown March 31, 2023

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Locked arms: looming threats to the Romania-NATO partnership

The strategically important relationship between NATO and Romania has historically been positive — but now pressure from a number of factors, including the war in Ukraine, domestic..

Mara Balasa March 24, 2023

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Showing technology the Red Card

Sport filtered through cameras, however precise, however well-positioned, is stripped of the suggestive qualities that make it so attractive to the human eye. It is also stripped o..

Alastair Benn March 23, 2023

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America’s Afghan reckoning

The scale and speed of the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in 2021 stunned the world — but as a recent report makes clear, the signs of impending disaster were already in place.

Katherine Bayford March 23, 2023

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Inside the new Notre Dame

Every end is a new beginning, particularly for the specialised artisans working against the clock to rebuild Paris’s 850-year-old Gothic cathedral.

Agnès Poirier March 20, 2023

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Capitalism’s magic ingredient is confidence

Avarice and greed are the foundations of a prosperous society, argued the notorious Anglo-Dutch theorist, Bernard de Mandeville. But the financial system that evolved in eighteenth..

David Wootton March 16, 2023

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Finance without trust: a perilous business

Banks rely upon trust more than anything else. Without it, the delicate tapestry of banking stands on nothing – and panic ensues.

Samuel Gregg March 15, 2023

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When banks fail

The collapse — and bailout — of Silicon Valley Bank is part of a cycle of complacency, woven throughout banking history.

Ferdinand Mount March 15, 2023

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The Kremlin has its eyes on Gagauzia

Gagauzia, one of Moldova's poorest and most pro-Russian regions, is ripe for geopolitical meddling.

Luke Coffey March 10, 2023