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Salami Slicing, Boiled Frogs, and Russian Red Lines
An F-16 Fighting Falcon - the latest offensive weapon the West have agreed to supply to Ukraine Prime Minister, you believe in the nuclear deterrent? …
Jun 4
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Lawrence Freedman
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May 2023
Reconstruction at a time of war
How to help Ukraine win and recover
May 31
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Olena Sotnyk
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The Policy Paradox
The more obvious an idea is the less likely it will happen.
May 27
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Sam Freedman
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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…
May 24
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Sam Freedman
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The Constitutional Consequences of Boris Johnson
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Can Ukraine's Air Defence Systems Cope?
A case study in the value of Western weaponry
May 19
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Lawrence Freedman
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Beware the Squirrel
Why worries about AI killing us all are distracting from the real problems
May 17
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Verity Harding
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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…
May 13
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Sam Freedman
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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…
May 10
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Lawrence Freedman
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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…
May 6
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Sam Freedman
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Why Apple Won the Personal Computer Race
Capitalism and the Counter-Culture
May 3
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Lawrence Freedman
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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…
Apr 29
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Sam Freedman
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The impact of sanctions
And what's really going on with the Russian economy?
Apr 26
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Lawrence Freedman
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