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Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder
Michael Hintze, one of the early backers of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, also donated to Environment Secretary Steve Barclay in 2023. Sam Bright writes about it in DeSmog
Tory donor linked to Post Office scandal IT firm now under fire for £400m broadband contracts
Peter Geoghegan’s Exclusive: Simon Blagden, a former Fujitsu UK chair, was paid to lobby for a firm that landed lucrative contracts - from the government agency he now runs. In Democracy for Sale
The Billion Dollar Shack
Nauru, a tiny little belly button nation in the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean, is the most interesting island you've never heard of. Follow Brian Klaas into a history of isolation, sudden riches, lost paradise and uncertain future - a story of globalization and interdependence.
Syrian President Al-Assad Plays a Strong Hand in Diplomatic Poker.
A winning hand for President al-Assad? Despite years of isolation and a poverty-stricken population, the Syrian regime has strong diplomatic cards to play… James M. Dorsey explains.
The Libyan Banking Sector: A Microcosm of Global Enduring Disorder
Jason Pack and Stefano Marcuzzi explore how the Global Enduring Disorder plays out in Libya’s banking sector and contributes to continuing instability for MEI.
The depressing durability of dictatorships
Authoritarian regimes that have emerged out of violent social revolutions have survived on average three times as long as their non-revolutionary counterparts. David Patrikarakos for Spectator Australia.
Will Ukraine save the world?
With Western democracies shocked into unity, does the Ukraine War provide an opportunity to make a new, more secure free world? Arthur Snell (Project Lead, Climate Change & Geopolitics) explores on the season finale of Doomsday Watch.
Welcome to Albania’s Little London
Reporting for UnHerd, David Patrikarakos went to ‘Little London’ in Albania for a story about migration flows, immigration, and the desire for change.
The Golden-Handcuffs Solution for Autocrats
Autocrats are rising in new places and old ones are staying in power for decades. In The Atlantic, Brian Klaas suggests a solution called Golden Handcuffs: sometimes coaxing despots into exile to give their people a chance at democracy and a fresh start.
How Russia's Money Corrupts the West
Russian dark money has infiltrated Western politics for years, leading to increased support for the Kremlin and their actions in capitals across the developed world. Iain Campbell joins Arthur Snell on Doomsday Watch to discuss.
‘Our Enduring Disorder’: An interview with Author, and Libya Expert Jason Pack
John Lyman interviews Jason Pack for International Policy Digest on how disorder is seen in conflict zones like Libya and Ukraine, neo-populist leaderships, and coercive actions by Russia, China, and the UAE.
Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine?
David Patrikarakos writes for The Spectator that the West needs to act soon if they are to stop Russia from invading Ukraine, freeze Kremlin assets, coordinate and alliance, and step up. But will they?