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My Chat(GPT) with Winston Churchill
AI allows the Prime Minister to offer his thoughts on Joe Rogan, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and artificial intelligence itself.
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Richard Hurowitz
The Neo-Ottoman Sultan: Erdogan and the new Turkish adventurism
The CFR's Steven Cook on the shocking arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Erdogan's strategy, and why Turkey can be a highly disruptive force
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Richard Hurowitz
Our conversation with Mario Vargas Llosa
The Nobel Laureate passed away on Sunday, his legacy and insights live on.
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Putin in His Labyrinth: Alexander Gabuev on the View from Moscow
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The Bear Breaks Down: Andrei Soldatov on Russia’s Self-Destruction
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Daniel Mendelsohn on the Odyssey
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Why Russia is Losing: Gen. David Petraeus on the War in Ukraine
 • Jonathan Tepperman
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The Killer in the Kremlin: Samuel Ramani on Putin's Strategy
 • Jonathan Tepperman
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The End of an Era: Jim Grant on Interest Rates
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Why tariffs are the anti-MAGA
William Jennings Bryan, perhaps the greatest advocate for the downtrodden in U.S. history, knew protectionism amounted to a tax on Americans.
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Miracle in Burundi: From Subsistence Farmers to Google Engineers
How Etienne Mashuli is helping the world's poorest children attend the Ivy League and preventing genocide in the process
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Denzel, Othello and Harold Bloom
"It is heartbreaking, and a true tragedy, and a purifying ordeal."
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The Tariff Disaster of 1930
How tariffs destroyed the global economy during the Great Depression
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Beware the Ides of March
Barry Strauss on Julius Caesar and the balancing act between resentment and loyalty
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The Forgotten Disasters: Sudan and Congo
Ambassador Michelle Gavin of the Council on Foreign Relations on the two worst crises in the world and why they are ignored
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The Mind of Xi Jinping
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Xi's strategy for China in a world in turmoil
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