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📚Our summer issue is HERE! . Read stories on:.🌍 How Europe can save NATO.💻 What if AI goes nuclear?.💰Can global trade survive Trump? .⛑️How foreign aid can be reinvented. Check it out >
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RT @ChathamHouse: This year marks the 80th anniversary of the August 6-9 dropping of the atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasa….
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Eighty years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we republish part of The World Today’s response to the first – and so far, only – use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
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On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Editor @higginsmike introduces our republished article from 1945 written in response to the first – and so far, only – use of nuclear weapons in war. Read here >
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This week marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Allies. Read how The World Today responded to the first – and so far, only – use of nuclear weapons in war back in 1945.
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Eighty years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we republish part of The World Today’s response to the first – and so far, only – use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
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In her story, @FionaBowler reports on the health problems faced by her grandfather and other servicemen who were exposed to radiation on Christmas Island. Read here ⤵️ .
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Fiona Bowler tells of the health problems faced by her grandfather and other servicemen who were exposed to radiation on Christmas Island, and their struggle for compensation.
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RT @ChathamHouse: What will global trade look like after the chaos of Trump’s tariffs?. @ButlerCreon (@ch_gef) wrote for @TheWorldToday in….
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The system that prevailed before the recent shocks is gone forever. A new vision for world trade is possible, but it will require fresh thinking and collective leadership from the European Union and...
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If Europe wants to challenge Putin’s Russia, it must begin to see Russian exiles as an asset, not a threat. 🇷🇺 . Read more in Ekaterina Sachkova's (@CHRussiaEurasia) story 👇
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Almost a million of Russia’s brightest have fled home since 2022. Ekaterina Sachkova spoke to some of them about the dilemmas and distrust they face – and why the West might be missing an opportunity.
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"Regardless of how much aid Britain believes it can afford, we need to do a far better job of proving the strategic value of the money we spend on international development.". @JustineGreening on 'aid realpolitik' 👇
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A tougher, more joined-up approach to foreign aid is needed so that left-behind communities in donor countries also feel its benefit, argues Justine Greening.
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Next week marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Allies. Read how The World Today responded to the first – and so far, only – use of nuclear weapons in war back in 1945.
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Eighty years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we republish part of The World Today’s response to the first – and so far, only – use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
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RT @bronwenmaddox: Prime Minister Keir Starmer should lead his cabinet to agreement on the UK recognizing a Palestinian state now. My late….
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The time is right to make this symbolically important move, says Bronwen Maddox, but that should not distract attention from the most urgent task of securing relief in Gaza.
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"The startling reduction in media freedom should be ringing alarm bells for us all", writes @jonathancmunro. ���️ . Read why the world needs the BBC’s journalism now more than ever ⤵️
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With press freedom in peril and disinformation on the rise, now is the moment to secure funding for the BBC World Service, writes its director Jonathan Munro.
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US and its allies want to deepen ties with New Delhi, but they must realize how much India depends on China, writes @Chietigj (of @CHAsiaPacific).
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Washington and its allies want to deepen ties with New Delhi, but first they must realize how much India depends on and shares with China, writes Chietigj Bajpaee.
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Almost a million of Russia’s brightest have fled home since 2022. 🇷🇺 . Ekaterina Sachkova (of @CHRussiaEurasia) spoke to some of them about their dilemmas – and why the West might be missing an opportunity.
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Almost a million of Russia’s brightest have fled home since 2022. Ekaterina Sachkova spoke to some of them about the dilemmas and distrust they face – and why the West might be missing an opportunity.
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The moral case for aid is no longer sufficient. There is now an ‘aid realpolitik’ that must be confronted by everyone, writes @JustineGreening (@tpCoalition). Read her story ⤵️ .
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A tougher, more joined-up approach to foreign aid is needed so that left-behind communities in donor countries also feel its benefit, argues Justine Greening.
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RT @CHAsiaPacific: Washington and its allies want to deepen ties with New Delhi, but first they must realize how much India depends on and….
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Washington and its allies want to deepen ties with New Delhi, but first they must realize how much India depends on and shares with China, writes Chietigj Bajpaee.
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AI could help prevent nuclear escalation – but only if its risks are better understood, warns Marion Messmer of @CH_IntSecurity.
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By integrating the technology into early warning systems, artificial intelligence could help prevent nuclear escalation – but only if the risks are better understood, warns Marion Messmer.
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🎙️This week, @arimshaw spoke with @CNN about his latest piece for The World Today, exploring how rising attacks on LGBT rights around the world are tied to democratic backsliding. 📖 Read the story: 📺Watch the interview:
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Paula Newton speaks to Ari Shaw, Senior Fellow at the UCLA Williams Institute, about how global attacks against the LGBTQ+ community are part of an authoritarian playbook and how he says the U.S has...
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As the London Pride Parade takes place today, read @arimshaw's story on why this year’s Pride events are returning to their roots as acts of resistance in the face of growing challenges to LGBT+ rights. 🌈 .
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From the US to Hungary, from Iraq to Ghana, new erosions of minority rights are a warning of democratic backsliding. To fight back this Pride month, new alliances must be formed, says Ari Shaw.
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"It’s unclear how far Trump will be constrained in his use of tariffs by market reactions, judicial review or political unpopularity at home", writes @ButlerCreon ( of @CH_EconFin).
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The system that prevailed before the recent shocks is gone forever. A new vision for world trade is possible, but it will require fresh thinking and collective leadership from the European Union and...
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"The assault on LGBT rights is directly linked to the broader erosion of fundamental norms of liberal democracy", writes @arimshaw (@WilliamsPolicy). 🏳️🌈.
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From the US to Hungary, from Iraq to Ghana, new erosions of minority rights are a warning of democratic backsliding. To fight back this Pride month, new alliances must be formed, says Ari Shaw.
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RT @higginsmike: Thousands in Budapest defied government attempts to restrict the annual Pride march on Saturday. As @arimshaw makes clear….
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From the US to Hungary, from Iraq to Ghana, new erosions of minority rights are a warning of democratic backsliding. To fight back this Pride month, new alliances must be formed, says Ari Shaw.
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