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May 2023
Reconstruction at a time of war
How to help Ukraine win and recover
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Olena Sotnyk
2
The Policy Paradox
The more obvious an idea is the less likely it will happen.
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Sam Freedman
34
The Constitutional Consequences of Boris Johnson
Around ten days ago there was a conference in Bournemouth held by the Conservative Democratic Organisation or, as everyone else calls it, the “Bring…
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Sam Freedman
33
Can Ukraine's Air Defence Systems Cope?
A case study in the value of Western weaponry
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Lawrence Freedman
15
Beware the Squirrel
Why worries about AI killing us all are distracting from the real problems
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Verity Harding
12
Why "Coalition of Chaos" won't work this time
The narrative shifted just as expected following the local elections. We moved sharply from “Sunak comeback” to “Labour is not on track for a majority…
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Sam Freedman
11
A Victory Parade Without Victories - Take Two
A solitary WW2 era tank participates in Putin’s 2023 victory parade Vladimir Putin did not invent the idea of a great parade in Moscow to mark victory…
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Lawrence Freedman
8
Realignment Realigned: The Local Elections Review
When I pressed send on last week’s preview I was a bit nervous as my predictions were significantly more bearish for the Tories than most. Was I being…
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Sam Freedman
15
Why Apple Won the Personal Computer Race
Capitalism and the Counter-Culture
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Lawrence Freedman
31
April 2023
Local Elections 2023: The Preview
It’s that time of year when I have to apologise to our international subscribers, and probably quite a lot of UK ones too, for inflicting on you an…
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Sam Freedman
117
The impact of sanctions
And what's really going on with the Russian economy?
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Lawrence Freedman
24
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