Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption to Fester

Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption to Fester www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...

COME ON THIS HAS TO BE A SPOOF

Where Mao’s Peasants Tilled the Soil, Tourists Now Pay for the View

Where Mao’s Peasants Tilled the Soil, Tourists Now Pay for the View. by Andrew Higgins www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...

At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians

At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians. by Dan Barry. (william kennedy)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...

Europe needs to get real about China url:https://encompass-europe.com/comment/europe-needs-to-get-real-about-china @cerianbond.bsky.social @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social

In a seminar, we once had to calculate the cost of an F35 jet. It was a group work and the groups arrived at vastly different numbers - because it depends what you include in the calculation. There is not one correct number.

Opinion | On Republican Neo-Nazism, Hamas and Israel: An Epidemic of Moral Cowardice

On Republican Neo-Nazism, Hamas and Israel: An Epidemic of Moral Cowardice. By Tom Friedman.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...

The Unlikely Mother of a Movement, on a Hunger Strike to Avenge Her Son

The Unlikely Mother of a Movement, on a Hunger Strike to Avenge Her Son. In Serbia, in case you wondered. By Lara Jakes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...

A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy

A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy. And more than that. by Halbfinger. photos by Berehrulak

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/w...

Opinion | If Only More Americans Could See This Place

If Only More Americans Could See This Place www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...

We went to a Parisian museum the other day where the staff could only check tickets but not sell tickets so we had to buy them on our phones outside in the rain (and of course you had to create an account etc etc) and I really thought I was going crazy.

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So thrilled for Michael Kimmage & honoured to join as an associate fellow, alongside much esteemed colleagues like Karl Schloegel, Andrew Monaghan, Jim Goldgeier, Linda Kinstler, @stevenerlanger.bsky.social @kirland.bsky.social & others

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Opinion | There Is No Cease-Fire in the West Bank

There Is No Cease-Fire in the West Bank www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...

The power balance between the state and private companies is changing - because of technology, and because of war.

I gave this talk a while ago but only just now realised it was filmed. Maybe of interest 👇

Full talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMia...

Wer verteidigt Europa? - Jana Puglierin | Rowohlt Verlag Europas Sicherheit steht auf dem Spiel. Russland tritt offen revisionistisch auf, sucht den antiwestlichen Schulterschluss mit China – und es ist mehr als...

Ich bin einige Zeit abgetaucht, um ein Buch zu schreiben. Für alle, die besser verstehen wollen, vor welchen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen wir stehen & wie wir uns aufstellen müssen, um unsere Souveränität und Freiheit auch in Zukunft garantieren zu können: www.rowohlt.de/buch/jana-pu...

How one photographer got access to 1960s rock royalty In the mid-1960s, Danish photographer Bent Rej was able to photograph some of the most beloved musicians of a generation — legends such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Bob Dylan and Jimi ...

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The Dangerous Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Is another Israel-Iran war on the cards? My take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...

Opinion | Hey, Lefties! Trump Has Stolen Your Game.

Hey, Lefties! Trump Has Stolen Your Game.
Silly headline. but thoughtful explainer on how the right revolutionaries are derivative.... by David Brooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...

Video: Solid Gold Toilet Heads to Auction A toilet made from about 220 pounds of solid gold is expected to go up for auction in November. Bidding for the fully functional piece by the artist Maurizio Cattelan is expected to start at about $10...

Perfect for the Lincoln bathroom?
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Airbus CEO tells French they are free to leave FCAS fighter jet project | Euractiv “If they are not happy with what was decided and they don’t agree to continue this setup, they are free to decide to move out of FCAS,” said Airbus' CEO

“So if [France] is not happy with what was decided and they don’t agree to continue in this setup, they are free to decide to move out of FCAS”

www.euractiv.com/news/airbus-...

I Saw the Northern Lights Once, but This Play Took Me Deeper

I Saw the Northern Lights Once, but This Play Took Me Deeper. Lovely piece by Matina Stevis-Gridneff www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

Trump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.

Trump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.
"Now he is sending fund-raising appeals quoting his line about wanting to get into heaven."
by Peter Baker
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...

Six months after an arsonist firebombed the Pennsylvania governor’s residence on Passover, Gov. Josh Shapiro offered his most detailed accounting yet of the attack — and how he’s grappling with its aftermath. nyti.ms/3L874ee

U.S. Assessment of Israeli Shooting of Journalist Divided American Officials

U.S. Assessment of Israeli Shooting of Journalist Divided American Officials. Shireen Abu Akleh. by @VivianHYee www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/w...

"I don't have anything to hide why should I care about privacy?"

Time to start thinking about von der Leyen 3.0? A week after Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission ‘survived’ two censure motion votes in the European Parliament (though there was never any doubt it would do so), and just one…

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Apropos of nothing... Finally watched The Death of Stalin last night www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

Europe’s Persistence in Supporting Ukraine Is Bearing Fruit

Europe’s Persistence in Supporting Ukraine Is Bearing Fruit. At least for now. My take. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...

The Louvre’s Attraction Is Its History. That’s Also Its Weakness.

The Louvre’s Attraction Is Its History. That’s Also Its Weakness. by Elaine Sciolino. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/a...

In a very candid and wide ranging conversation I talk to former European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso,
about the need for the EU to rise to the challenges it is now facing. encompass-europe.com/podcasts/eur...