MoneyWeek

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Military analysts in the West thought that invading Russian forces could overrun the capital of Ukraine in a matter of days, says Brian Michael Jenkins. More than a month after the invasion, Kyiv stands. What did the analysts miss? Military experts b

India Today

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On the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) grey list for failure to do enough to curb terror funding; has sustained losses worth $38 billion (Rs 2.77 lakh crore) since 2008 Economy in the doldrums, dealing with a debt crisis and rising inflation. Exte

Foreign Policy Magazine

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FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WINTER, a Harvard professor named Samuel P. Huntington and a wealthy diplomat and investment banker named Warren Demian Manshel decided to start a new journal. The United States, they worried, was on the brink of a crisis—a whole

NPR

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U.S. Strategic Command faced a backlash after it tweeted about the Time's Square ball drop, adding that "if needed" it would "drop something much, much bigger."

NPR

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Some of the most-read stories by NPR's international reporters looked at endangered rhinos, livid Canadians, Mexico's response to migrants and a show-stealing eye roll at a Chinese political event.

The Atlantic

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Trump’s chaotic executive order will have lasting repercussions throughout the Muslim world.

New Zealand Listener

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Former Australian journalist Gina Wilkinson takes the reader to a particularly fraught time in history, Baghdad in 2002, when Saddam Hussein was the dictator of Iraq and Western sanctions had cut off the country and its people from the rest of the wo

India Today

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IF US president Donald Trump believes he owes his success to always thinking big, Prime Minister Narendra Modi does it by thinking even bigger. When Trump, who represents the world’s most powerful democracy, and Modi, who heads its most populous one,

The Atlantic

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Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. I was glad to see that, in an item yesterday called “The Way of the Doofus Warrior,” Josh Marshall had heard from TPM rea

Beijing Review

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In this age of economic globalization, openness and integration is an unstoppable historical trend. Attempts to “erect walls” or “decouple” run counter to the law of economics and market principles. They would hurt others’ interests without benefitin

Foreign Policy Magazine

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Although successive editors have reiterated FOREIGN POLICY’s commitment—stated in its first issue—to publish writers at all points on the political spectrum, it is symptomatic of a larger national insecurity that the magazine has at times been under

The Christian Science Monitor

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The assassination of the country’s president adds to an impression of troubled places inherently unstable. Yet peacemakers have learned that self-governance can exist in the most chaotic nations.

TIME

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IT WAS THE LAST THURSDAY IN SEPTEMBER when 22-year-old social-media icon Tara Fares was gunned down in Baghdad. It was a Thursday in August when a well-known beautician was found dead in her home, and the Thursday before that when a plastic surgeon n

NPR

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Today, as Ukraine defends itself against military forces from Russia, Albright's journey is especially important.

Foreign Policy Magazine

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As the global landscape becomes more complex and interconnected than ever before, the need for collaboration, inclusion, and unity has never been greater. This FP Guide introduces some of graduate education’s most respected leaders. These professors,

The Atlantic

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After admitting his ISIS policy wasn’t “complete” earlier this week, President Obama today authorized deployment of 450 advisers to train troops in Iraq. Shifting targets: Just weeks ago, there were hopes that after retaking Saddam Hussein’s hometown

NPR

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A government review says most of the dead were killed by gunshot wounds to the head or chest. Over 3,000 people were wounded.

The Christian Science Monitor

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The Japan Times / TokyoThe US and Japan must be open to diplomatic talks with North Korea “The summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump may have been a success in demonstrating the solid Japan-U.S. alliance in the face

Weekend Argus Saturday

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TURKISH consul-general Sinan Yeilda hosted an exclusive Eid celebration at his private residence in Constantia, in an effort to bring the Turkish community in the province together in reverence to this important day. The Turkish Embassy has roughly 5

MoneyWeek

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At the time of writing, the ongoing trade negotiations between the UK and Australia seemed to have reached a critical point. Boris Johnson is supportive in principle, but Australia was threatening to walk away from talks unless granted greater access

New Zealand Listener

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Beat! beat! drums! – blow! bugles! blow! Through the windows – through doors – burst like a ruthless force, Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation, Into the school where the scholar is studying, − Walt Whitman, 1861. Walt Whitman, Ameri

This Week in Asia

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Observers say these are among the key reasons why Singapore, entrusted with hosting Tuesday's summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is well on its way to becoming "Asia's Geneva". The Lion City this week signal

Beijing Review

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The first plenary meeting of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly opens for the UN headquarters in New York City on September 15 People run past the Empty Sky memorial at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 11, commemor

The Christian Science Monitor

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Over the past quarter century, Africa’s leaders have steadily erected standards to better manage their own affairs. These are meant to strengthen the rule of law through fair elections, safeguard human rights, and promote prosperity through economic

Sunday Independent

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“The army is now open for everyone who wants to join and you can then join, but the integration process has been closed and cannot be reopened,” Mabuza. The deputy president said that in terms of economic integration and social integration the panel

Retro Gamer

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APRIL 2003 – This month may only bring a trickle of interesting games, but you’ll find showers of important news stories wherever you turn. Nick Thorpe ditches the umbrella and soaks up that moist, juicy gossip… The war in Iraq raged on this month, w

The Christian Science Monitor

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Months of demonstrations have challenged the regime and set a template for redefining community among Iraqis.

The Christian Science Monitor

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In the decade before the pandemic, social hostilities involving religion were on the decline around the world, according to the Pew Research Center. In the Middle East, a region long riven by religious strife, a 2019 poll by the Arab Barometer found

NPR

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Mustafa al-Kadhimi was the third candidate whom Iraq's president had asked to try to form a government. Parliament approved the majority of Kadhimi's Cabinet early Thursday morning.

The Big Issue

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Britain is more stressed than happy. This may not come as a surprise. But it’s been quantified. At present, 44 per cent of the population say they’re stressed. There are 41 per cent who say they’re happy. YouGov ask the question every week. And every