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May. 21, 2025 |

The crisis of internationalism. The world economy is in turmoil. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed stunning tariffs

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May. 20, 2025 |

‘Arrythmia.’ The Vancouver-based ambient composer Loscil is out with a new record that captures the anxiety that comes with fire

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May. 19, 2025 |

Fallout. It was a spectacular, public argument. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to the White House on February 28, hoping

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Titling the balance

Week XXI, letter II: Just how radically is Donald Trump changing America’s approach to global trade? + Europe targets Russia’s shadow fleet. & New music from Loscil.
5 minute read
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‘You don’t have the cards’

Week XXI, letter I: Why does the Trump administration seem to be moving further from Russia and closer to Ukraine? + Super Sunday elections in Europe. & New music from Erika de Casier.
4 minute read
| Allison Braden & Ioakim Boutakidis

Lost men

Why do boys keep falling further behind girls in school? Ioakim Boutakidis on a half-century, still-elusive global achievement gap.
9 minute read
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King’s rules

Member’s despatch, Week XX: Why would Donald Trump accept a $400 million jetliner from the dictatorship in Qatar? A rebel group fighting for almost half a century disbands. & A rare copy of the Magna Carta has been hiding in plain sight. + Music from Cybotron. What is electro? &c.
18 minute read
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Falling behind in Berlin

Week XX, letter II: What happened to the German economy? + How to win a mayoral race while awaiting trial in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity. & New music from Anthony Naples.
4 minute read
| Rosie Campbell & Gustav Jönsson

Divergence

Why are younger men increasingly voting for the populist right and younger women, the environmental left? Rosie Campbell on a new gender divide in the Western world.
9 minute read
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China first

Week XX, letter I: Is Donald Trump making the People’s Republic more popular? + When the State of Qatar wants to give you a luxury jetliner. & New music from Max Richter.
4 minute read
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