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The brightest news out of Europe since Putin started the war
SATURDAY LONG READ: A rare reason to celebrate
Oct 3, 2025
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With an ambush, Europe is plunged into peril
ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2025
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42:18
Latika Takes interviews Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Listen now | The Chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee calls for action on AUKUS
Jun 7
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Taking four years to announce an AUKUS project? That's embarrassing
Australia's slow-lane approach to national security is showing
Jun 2
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🇺🇦 From Odesa, Latika Takes interviews Nico Lange
The former adviser to the German government discusses Ukraine's battlefield gains
May 31
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Some professional news...
Mar 8, 2025
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With an ambush, Europe is plunged into peril
Mar 1, 2025
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Launching @latikambourke, my Substack
Jan 1, 2024
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Mark Carney rips up the Davos fairytale
Jan 21
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An interview with Trump's Board of Peace High Rep for Gaza
Nickolay Mladenov's warning for the warring sides was stark, and unusually strong for Israel
May 26
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🇨🇿 From Prague, Latika Takes interviews Mark Esper
The former US Secretary of Defence discusses Taiwan, Iran, European security and how allies should deal with Trump
May 24
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🇪🇪 From Tallinn, Latika Takes interviews Kaupo Rosin
Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service chief discusses why Putin's war in Ukraine is on an 'unfavourable' course
May 17
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Why I'm willing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer
Catherine West MP explains why she wants the Cabinet to select a new Prime Minister
May 10
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Armenia's Big Fat European Week
And what it says about Russia's waning influence over the South Caucuses
May 9
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What I'm Reading
May 8: Five reads that piqued my interest this week
May 8
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🇦🇲 From Yerevan, Latika Takes interviews Robert Abisoghomonyan
Armenia's deputy foreign minister discusses the societal shift toward Europe underway in the former Soviet state
May 6
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Takaichi's Australia visit a missed opportunity
Middle powers need to get more serious than pic-ops if they are genuine about meeting the moment
May 5
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What I'm Reading
Five reads that piqued my interest this week
May 1
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