Will the US withdrawal from Afghanistan come to haunt Joe Biden’s presidency?
The rapid resurgence of the Taliban is set to extend a deep history of American betrayal and error.
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Why a China-centered future is still uncertain
In privileging political control over market freedom, the new superpower risks its own rise.
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“I am not intimidated, I will carry on”: Bill Browder, the banker who became a thorn in Putin’s side
The financier and architect of the Magnitsky Act on his battle with Vladimir Putin’s gangster state.
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Joe Biden’s steep climb on Iran nuclear talks
A new hardline president in Iran complicates the US path to rejoining the arms control agreement.
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The graveyard of empires: Why American power failed in Afghanistan
In the 1990s, the Taliban exploited and took charge of a country eviscerated by war with the Soviet Union. Will…
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Why we are entering a new Great Game
As neoliberalism collapses, national elites around the world are reviving mythical visions of empire.
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How Belarus’s authoritarian creep reached the Olympics
An alleged attempt to forcibly repatriate the Belarusian sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya suggests sport is still far from free of politics.
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How the world failed Africa on Covid-19 vaccination
Experts warn coronavirus risks becoming a “two-track pandemic”.
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