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Sep
Note: A big bet on the Russian border
A big bet on the Russian border. The Ukrainians stunned the world on the morning of August 6 by, of
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10
Sep
Play your cards right
How is Ukraine’s invasion of Russia changing the war? Robert Hamilton on the strategy behind a shocking, high-risk, high-reward operation.
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09
Sep
Note: ‘The Contest Over National Security’
5 W Main: The Contest Over National Security. In April 2023, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan gave a
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05
Sep
Note: ‘Before the Lightning Strike’
111 MHz: ‘Before the Lightning Strike.’ This track—by Liew Niyomkarn, from her new album In All Possible Places at
04
Sep
The non-ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
The non-ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. On September 1, the Israeli military found the bodies of six hostages in tunnels
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03
Sep
Note: Manufacturing the weapons of the new Cold War
Manufacturing the weapons of the new Cold War. The device you’re reading these words on contains maybe the most
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03
Sep
Components of a conflict
Why are the biggest chipmakers in the world moving to the United States? Chris Miller on the U.S.-China struggle to control the most critical technology on the planet.
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02
Sep
Note: ‘Putin’s War on Ukraine’
5 W Main: Putin’s War on Ukraine. On August 6, when Ukraine launched its incursion into the Kursk region,
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Aug
Note: Weather report: Harga
Weather report: Klåvudden Naturreservat, Hårga, Sweden. A breezy day among the Scots pines at the Klåvudden Naturreservat outside Hårga on
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Aug
Note: The rise and fall of violent crime in America
The rise and fall of violent crime in America. What goes up doesn’t always come down. In the 1960s,