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Looking down at Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf from the viewing gallery at the Shard. Photo by @d_azia|NYT

Tue 24/05/2016 Piotr Uncategorized

Looking down at Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf from the viewing gallery at the Shard. Photo by @d_azia. #london #shard #travel

A photo posted by New York Times Travel (@nytimestravel) on May 23, 2016 at 2:00pm PDT

What’s a European Liberal to Do?|NYT

Thu 14/04/2016

Among progressives in France, confusion reigns over how to balance secularism, tolerance and fear of fundamentalists. Source: What’s a European Liberal to Do?

Countering Russian Information Operations in the Age of Social Media | Council on Foreign Relations

Mon 11/12/2017

Russia’s information warfare operations, aimed to weaken adversaries’ social cohesion and political systems, are complex and adaptive, but Western governments can take steps to guard against them. Source: Countering Russian Information Operations in the Age [...]

ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?

Thu 14/04/2022

A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in the short and medium term? Enrico Fode brings interesting aspects [...]

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Islam Is a Religion of Violence | Foreign Policy

Wed 18/11/2015

In the past few weeks, both Russia and the United States have escalated their military campaigns against the Islamic State. As the brutal jihadist group… Source: Islam Is a Religion of Violence | Foreign Policy

24-hour Putin people: my week watching Kremlin ‘propaganda channel’ RT

Sat 02/12/2017

Formerly known as Russia Today, the channel gives airtime to pundits from left and right – many of them UK politicians. After a week watching its often surreal output, our writer asks himself: is this [...]

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Looking down at Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf from the viewing gallery at the Shard. Photo by @d_azia|NYT