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“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself”*…
The world’s largest permafrost crater, Batagay, Russia, 2017 The cliché, avidly promoted by Moscow, is that Russia, one of the world’s largest petro-states, will be a relative winner in climate...
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“The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years,...
Caricature of Alexander Helphand. 1920 Catherine Merridale with the cautionary tale of of a Ukrainian millionaire businessman, lauded for his business acumen, who made an enormous contribution to the...
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“We all have our price, and mine’s a lot lower than that”*…
From Model Thinking, a modest proposal to end the war in Ukraine… Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused the loss of countless lives, hundreds of billions in damage and about $150bn financial and...
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“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely...
There are lessons to be learned from history. Noah Smith cautions us to be sure that we’re learning the right ones… … 2022 saw authoritarian powers suddenly on the back foot. Russia’s invasion of...
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“Conceal me what I am, and be my aid for such disguise as haply shall become...
Jurisdictional triage… The website for the shipping registry of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), established in October 2023, appears much like those of more established seafaring nations. A picture of...
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