International affairs
Journalist says Britain has become a safe deposit box for oligarchs' ill-gotten gains
Butler to the Word author Oliver Bullough says the UK has developed a system of bankers, lawyers, accountants and PR managers who work to help Russian kleptocrats hide their wealth.
Thousands of Russians have fled, afraid a new Iron Curtain will fall
New Yorker staff writer Masha Gessen says there's been an exodus from Russia in the last week and a half: "It's a sudden and drastic descent into a sense of having no country."
Philippine Journalist Says Rodrigo Duterte's Presidency Is Based On 'Fear, Violence'
Maria Ressa has faced criminal charges, death threats and internet trolls because of her coverage of the Philippine president. She's the subject of a new PBS FRONTLINE documentary, A Thousand Cuts.
Facial Recognition And Beyond: Journalist Ventures Inside China's 'Surveillance State'
Kai Strittmatter's new book, We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State, examines the role of surveillance in China's authoritarian state. He warns that Chinese President Xi Jinping, who came to power in 2012, has embraced an ideological rigidity unknown since the days of Mao Zedong.
How Winston Churchill Pulled Britain Through The Early Years Of WWII
In The Splendid And The Vile, author Erik Larson details the British prime minister's first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign that killed more than 44,000 civilians.
'MBS' Traces The Rise Of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
New York Times reporter Ben Hubbard says Saudi Arabia's leader is full of contradictions: He ended a ban on women driving, but his agents also carried out the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Killing Of Iranian General Opens Up 'New Frontier' In Assassination, Journalist Says
New Yorker writer Adam Entous says the U.S. could face further retaliation from Iran for the death of Qassem Soleimani: "If you look at their history, they take a long time before they strike back."
Leaked Intelligence Reports Reveal The Vast Power Iran Wields In Iraq
Intercept journalist James Risen says new documents show how Iran has embedded itself in the politics of its neighbor — and that the late Gen. Soleimani oversaw Iran's proxy wars in Iraq and Syria.
Ukrainian President Takes Offense At Suggestion Of Quid Pro Quo, Journalist Says
Time correspondent Simon Shuster recently spoke with Ukraine's president. After six months in office, Shuster says Volodymyr Zelensky is "quite cynical" and feels "there are no reliable allies."
Ukrainian President 'Trying Hard To Stay On The Fence' Regarding Impeachment
New York Times reporter Andrew Kramer says impeachment puts Volodymyr Zelensky in a tough spot: "He may be dealing with a President Biden next year, or he may be dealing with President Trump."