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Claustropolis: 1984
“Claustropolis: 1984” is excerpted from a forthcoming novel. In Bhopal, I could lie low. In Bhopal, there would be instructions for me. Because I had been told not to take the express, I traveled on a local, in an unreserved bogie. The whiskey was Director’s Special, a parting gift from Gupta’s people. I didn’t even…
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This year, I learned the difference between a traveller and a refugee. By Mosab Abu Toha September 21, 2024 Illustration by Matt Rota The first time I travelled outside of Gaza, I was twenty-seven years old. Growing up, I had always thought of “travel” as riding a taxi, bus, or bike within the borders of the…
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Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama discuss the state of democracy around the world. Yascha Mounk Jul 06, 2024 Francis Fukuyama is a political scientist, author, and the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Fukuyama’s notable works include The End of History and the Last Man and The Origins of…
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Friday 18 October 2024 A LEGACY THAT IS BEST FORGOTTEN These days Mr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India, is talking of, and worrying about, the legacy he will leave behind when he retires from the job next month. And well he might. He was elevated to this position at perhaps the most critical juncture…
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Cameron Leckie October 20, 2024 What an incredible week! I had the great privilege to visit the People’s Republic of China to participate in the 2024 Climate Future & Smart Agriculture Forum (Lanzhou) and linked Emerging Researchers Study Tour (Lanzhou (Gansu Province) and Yangling (Shaanxi Province)) along with four other PhD candidates from the University of…
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By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, Mackenzie Knight | September 5, 2024 India continues to modernize its nuclear arsenal, with at least four new weapon systems and several new delivery platforms under development to complement or replace existing nuclear-capable aircraft, land-based delivery systems, and sea-based systems. Several of these systems are nearing completion and will soon be fielded.…
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