13
Feb
Retreat from Europe
Member’s despatch, Week VII
17 min read
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11
Feb
It’s a sabotage
What’s behind the wave of clandestine Russian attacks in Europe? Darrell Driver on the psychological campaign to change European hearts and minds about Ukraine.
9 min read
09
Feb
Imperial presidency
Is there really an autocratic threat coming from inside American democracy? Daniel Bessner on the growth of U.S. presidential power and the resiliency of the remaining checks on it.
9 min read
07
Feb
Coming soon
Coming soon. Next Friday, The Signal will debut the member’s despatch, a weekly digest on current affairs. The despatch
1 min read
06
Feb
Note: Even the Horizon Knows Its Bounds
‘Even the Horizon Knows Its Bounds.’ The Australian artist and curator Lawrence English may be best known for running the
05
Feb
Note: Whoever controls Damascus
Whoever controls Damascus. They’d cooperated for years in the Syrian civil war against the now-fallen dictator, Bashar al-Assad—but
2 min read
05
Feb
Note: State of Silence
5 W Main: State of Silence. On taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify
2 min read
04
Feb
Note: ‘Issa’
111 MHz: ‘Issa.’ The Malian desert blues band Songhoy Blues is back with their fourth album, Heritage. From which, here’
04
Feb
Crisis in Seoul
How resilient is democracy in South Korea? Stephan Haggard on increasing social polarization, economic inequality, and political violence.
10 min read
02
Feb
The fourth branch
What exactly do U.S. President Donald Trump and his inner circle have in mind when they say they’re taking on the “deep state”? Hugh Wilford on the specter of an unelected government behind the American government.
11 min read