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Stories about Putin's doubles may have been inspired by the fact a previous Russian leader used a similar tactic decades ago.

Curated by Zoé Whitley, the exhibition celebrates the commonalities between diasporic cultures from both Asia and Africa.

Contributors and friends of the magazine reflect on what they read in 2023.

This year’s recipient, Norwegian writer Jon Fosse, is Fitzcarraldo’s latest Nobel laureate, with Svetlana Alexievich (2015), Olga Tokarczuk (2018) and Annie Ernaux (2022) as past winners. Behind this improbable feat has been a great taste in literature, a sprinkling of luck and an unwavering commitment to their authors

The publisher on the “arrogance” of the UK books industry and the transformative effect of three Nobel Prizes in the imprint’s eight years.

Instead of working toward a new, inclusive European security order, Clinton expanded NATO over the objections of a prostrate Russia.

There was a world out there for the planet’s sole superpower to lead, and the US wasn’t about to waste time on introspection.

Originally posted at TomDispatch. Understandably enough, commentaries on the crisis between Russia and the West tend to dwell on Ukraine. After all, more - Rajan Menon for Antiwar.com Original