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Young men walk in front of a billboard promoting Russian army service. Putin’s War on Young People
Almost unnoticed, a generation of Russians has come of age during his 23 years in power.
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Iraqi children walk along a damaged road on their way back from school in Mosul, Iraq Iraq Must Not Squander Another Opportunity to Rebuild
The war’s legacy is 20 years of broken hopes and dreams. This government must do better.
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An illustration of a person holding a monarchical crown with echoing figures inside the form indicating a new type of democracy. Democracy Isn’t Just About Voting
Precolonial kingdoms challenge our beliefs about people power and monarchies.
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People walk past a Kremlin star bearing the letter Z. Staring Down the Black Hole of Russia’s Future
A Ukrainian victory may be the country’s only chance at long-term salvation.
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Cold-War-Kennan-China-Russia-US-foreign-policy-illustration-3-2 Is Cold War Inevitable?
A new biography of George Kennan, the father of containment, raises questions about whether the old Cold War—and the emerging one with China—could have been avoided.
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Illustration of Samuel Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas The Hidden History of the World’s Top Offshore Cryptocurrency Tax Haven
The Bahamas represents how global capitalism can go very right, and very wrong, at exactly the same time.
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Francis Fukuyama, an American political scientist and author The Secret Postmodern Radicalism of Francis Fukuyama
He cheerleads for liberal democracy in public—but quietly admits he’s unsure of its true strength.
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modi-cult-of-personality-matthieu-bourel-illustration-Online_site_1500x1000px_bis The Cult of Modi
How India’s prime minister dismantled the world’s largest democratic experiment.
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Police detain protesters in Moscow. Why Isn’t Russia a Democracy?
The country wasn’t preordained to despotism or a clash with the West.
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John Kennedy Talking with Adlai Stevenson How JFK Sacrificed Adlai Stevenson and the Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The standoff 60 years ago has newfound relevance as Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to deploy nukes in Ukraine.
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To go with 'India-Food-Organic-Lifestyle' FEATURE by Etienne Fontaine In this photograph taken on November 6, 2015, Indian Khasi tribal villagers collect herbs in a field in the village of Nongtraw in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. Nongtraw, a village in Meghalaya with stunning mountain views and only around 200 inhabitants, is on the front line of the battle to preserve regional food varieties.The campaign began five years ago when the villagers, who belong to the matrilineal Khasi tribe, became concerned that the cultivation of the nutritious local staple millet was dying out. AFP PHOTO/Biju BORO / AFP / BIJU BORO (Photo credit should read BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images) The Ancient Super Grain That Could Help Feed the World
Once headed for extinction, millet is now being recognized as a solution to global food problems.
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illustration of food and transportation The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Isn’t More Food
There’s plenty to go around, but it’s going to the wrong places.
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1970s-inflation-george-wylesol-illustration-site The 1970s Weren’t What You Think
Yes, fiscal and monetary policy seemed stuck for too long in expansionary mode. But the era also saw the rebalancing of the world economy.
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gandhi-salt-march-senor-salme-illustration-site The Indian Anti-Colonial Movement Never Ended
It’s where we actually are in history.
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back-to-the-future-history-senor-salme-illustration-site Does Putin’s War Mark a New Period in History?
It has been only two years since the start of another world crisis thought to mark a new era.
