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What is the Avignon Papacy? Pentagon's Medieval Church Reference That Reportedly Alarmed the Vatican

The Avignon Papacy has resurfaced in reports of a Pentagon meeting with a Vatican envoy, where a historical reference allegedly raised alarm within the Holy See during strained US–Vatican relations.

International Business Times UK

God saved Trump to give Europe last chance to get its act together, says Albanian prime minister

Edi Rama, who has just secured his fourth term as prime minister of Albania, warned Europe had been ‘sleepwalking’

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon to launch memoir at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon will launch her memoir at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The National (Scotland)

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Sturgeon to launch memoir at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Also on the line-up are authors Maggie O’Farrell and Ian McEwan, as well as Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones.

Evening Standard

Neneh Cherry and Anne Applebaum longlisted for Women’s prize for nonfiction

Sixteen authors are in contention for the £30,000 prize launched last year to redress the gender imbalance in nonfiction awards in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Will Trump 2.0 turn America into an autocracy?

In today’s newsletter: Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum says the president-elect won’t transform into a dictator – but he could set in motion an unstoppable democratic decline

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Donald Trump has got his zest back and is gaining momentum

This Saturday I will be at Madison Square Garden in New York for the climax of Donald Trump’s election campaign. It will be one hell of a spectacle, designed to show Trump returning in triumph like a conquering emperor to the city that spurned him. The hall will be filled…

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US writer Anne Applebaum appeals for arms for Ukraine as she accepts German peace prize

The prominent American writer Anne Applebaum has urged continued support for Ukraine with weapons in accepting a prestigious German prize

The Independent UK

Could the world’s autocrats successfully plot to defeat the West?

Three decades ago, many liberals proclaimed victory for democracy and a “rules-based international order”. But today the majority of the world’s population live in countries that are only partially free, or are under one form or another of autocratic rule.

The Conversation

Autocracy, Inc review – fears for liberalism and democracy

Anne Applebaum’s book charts the rise of the world’s strongmen. Has the rules-based international order been defeated?

The Guardian - US

Pulitzer-winning author Anne Applebaum: ‘Often, for autocrats, the second time in power is worse’

The journalist tells of her fears for democracy’s future, the dangers of another Trump presidency and how her husband became Poland’s foreign minister

The Guardian - UK

Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum review – the devil you know

A masterful guide to the new age of authoritarianism

The Guardian - UK

Capitol considers bipartisan bill addressing border crisis and foreign aid

Senate negotiators have proposed a bipartisan deal to address the U.S.-Mexico border situation and provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill fac...

Top News

Why do America’s liberal hawks attack Russia while giving Israel a free pass?

Liberal hawks like Michael McFaul, Max Boot and Anne Applebaum are quick to denounce Russian aggression but ignore Israeli crimes

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WEKU

2 bitter wars with a long history and no solution in sight

NPR's Greg Myre has been covering both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas fighting. He looks at where both these wars stand and the prospect for a permanent solution.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukrainians describe torture by Russian occupiers; Moscow simulates nuclear strike; the story of Ukraine’s stolen children

The Guardian - UK

Love, grieving, intimacy and enduring war: what is the role now for books and writers in Ukraine?

The Lviv BookForum was vibrant this year, but still there is the backdrop of conflict and the need to find a place for storytelling, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

Salon

Criminal indictments are not enough

But even defeating Trump at the polls will be insufficient to secure the future of American democracy

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Anticlimactic End to Wagner Group's Armed Rebellion in Russia

Plus: Florida drag law ruled unconstitutional, Meta cancels Canadian news posts, and more...

Reason

Global Disinformation Index, Inform Thyself

Time and time again, so-called disinformation watchdogs fail their own tests—the lab leak is just the latest example.

The Guardian - UK

‘We do our work because we are angry’: Navalny’s right-hand woman Maria Pevchikh on taking on Putin

It’s two years since the arrest and imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Here his deputy talks about continuing his fearless anti-corruption work – and why she won’t give up hope of his release

WEKU

'The New York Times' can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize

In 1932, The New York Times' Walter Duranty won a Pulitzer for stories defending Soviet policies that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. The Times disavows his work but not the prize.

The Guardian - UK

Back in the USSR: Lenin statues and Soviet flags reappear in Russian-controlled cities

Colonisation appears to have superseded ‘denazification’ in Putin’s military goals for eastern Ukraine

Reason

No, We Don't Need To Become More Like Putin To Contain Him

Illiberalism in the defense of liberalism is a vice.

Reason

When Professors Do Foreign Policy

What the John Mearsheimer controversy tells us about theory’s role in international affairs.

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