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14
Mar
Start the presses

Start the presses

Member’s despatch, Week XI
17 min read
13
Mar

Note: Lukashenka strikes back

Lukashenka strikes back. This January, the president of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, secured his seventh term with 87 percent of the
1 min read
13
Mar
It’s me again

It’s me again

How did Afghanistan turn into a global security problem again? Nilofar Sakhi on the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and the expanding “web of militancy” within the country and beyond.
9 min read
13
Mar

Note: ‘Daydream’

‘Daydream.’ If Liam Dutton’s name isn’t instantly recognizable to you, you must not live in U.K., where
10
Mar

Note: The European question

The European question. As the U.S. pulls back its support for Ukraine, Europe is clearly saying that it wants
1 min read
10
Mar
Contempt of court

Contempt of court

What is international law, anyway? Yuan Yi Zhu on how democratic countries are responding to expansive rulings by international courts.
12 min read
09
Mar

Note: ‘Takoba (Injustice Version)’

111MHz: ‘Takoba (Injustice Version).’ Last May, the Nigerian guitarist and singer Mdou Moctar released Funeral for Justice, but never one
07
Mar
‘A kind of Pearl Harbor’

‘A kind of Pearl Harbor’

Member’s despatch, Week X
17 min read
05
Mar
French sour

French sour

Why does France seem to be falling apart? Marc Weitzmann on immigration, regulation, and the end of a political era.
9 min read
04
Mar

Note: ‘O, Dark Mother’

111MHz: ‘O, Dark Mother.’ Masma Dream World is an artist from Milwaukee who specializes in a choral sort of drone