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The Week, Interrupted: August 14
Mecca Pact, Turkey-Kurds, the Hormuz and Houthis, Colombia's earthquake, Zambia votes, an interesting trip Russia's Putin took to a Japanese-claimed…
Aug 14
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Elmira Bayrasli
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When AI Escapes
2001: A Space Odyssey's Hal is no longer theoretical. "Rogue" AI is here—largely as a result of the US-China race to dominate AI. Meanwhile, the systems…
Aug 11
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Andrea Little Limbago
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The Week, Interrupted: August 7
Will Iran keep the US out of Hormuz? Colombia gets a new president. The fallout from Ceuta. This week's Gender Tracker shows progress over at the NYT…
Aug 7
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Elmira Bayrasli
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The EU: United on Ukraine, Divided on Ceuta
Europe has stood together against Putin. Its reaction to the over 50,000 that overran Ceuta last week is exposing the limits of that solidarity—and…
Aug 4
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The Cockroaches India's Modi Can't Crush 🪳
A deep dive on how India's young people turned a mocking insult into a nationwide movement demanding government accountability—for exam leaks…
Jul 28
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The Week, Interrupted: July 24
The Houthis get in the Iran war mix. Zelensky's political problems in Ukraine. Andy Burnham takes over at 10 Downing. Trump's tariffs! And will he bomb…
Jul 24
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Spain for the Win 🇪🇸
Spain 🇪🇸 and Argentina 🇦🇷 play in the World Cup. And that's why I'm thinking about feminist foreign policy...
Jul 19
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The Week, Interrupted: July 17
The battle for Hormuz, personnel changes in Ukraine, AI conference in China, US efforts in Libya, Hungary ousts its president, Andy Burnham takes over…
Jul 17
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Elmira Bayrasli
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Zombie Mission: The US’ Killing Spree in the Caribbean and Pacific
The US continues to target vessels in southern waters. Why?
Jul 14
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