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November: the longer view Nov 11, 2025

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Leading from the left in the world's financial capital Nov 10, 2025

The week before his election as mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani was labeled an ‘Marxist-Islamist' by a Fox News commentator. He was also called a ‘communist' by President Donald Trump, who made his fortune in New York real estate. Elon Musk flew to rival mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo's aid by lambasting ‘woke ideology'. These reactions reveal the election's symbolic weight. Mamdani's popularity signalled a broader political realignment, whose stakes extend beyond New York City. It also (…)

- 2025/11 / Dossier

The EU's top diplomat makes her mark Oct 29, 2025

Kaja Kallas took office as the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs only a few months ago. Estonia's former prime minister, who believes ‘evil lives on in Russia', has had quite a first year.

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Kerry James Marshall at the Royal Academy Oct 29, 2025

Kerry James Marshall: The Histories, on show at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, until 18 January 2026. It is the first big retrospective of the work of this major American artist to be held in the UK.

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‘Narco-trafficking' is a useful term Oct 29, 2025

Narco-trafficking functions as a loosely defined term, grouping disparate local situations, giving them a global structure and helping win Congressional support and funding. Gradually, it took over from communism as the enemy of choice.

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The security state's enemy of choice Oct 29, 2025

Feuding drug cartels make great TV – and handy political enemies. In France, as elsewhere, though it's largely a myth, the ‘narco threat' has become a justification for expanding the security machine.

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Why Israel's Jews are divided Oct 29, 2025

Two visions of Jewish identity – one civic, one religious – divide Israel, yet both defend a sacred state. And both believe implicitly that their state is a democracy, ignoring its colonial reality.

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And the winner is… Binyamin Netanyahu Oct 29, 2025

Donald Trump's plan for Gaza promises ‘everlasting peace' but leaves most key questions unanswered. In reality, it contains little that is new – and certainly no surprise as to its chief beneficiary.

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Honduras: the left tests its limits in power Oct 29, 2025

Once the most violent country in Latin America, Honduras has made great strides since the former resistance took power. But stalled reforms cast a doubt over their victory in the coming election.

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An alternative history of NATO expansion Oct 29, 2025

As the cold war ended, US hawks seized the moment to push for NATO expansion. European powers feared a humiliated Russia might one day lash out, but could do nothing to alter Washington's course.

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