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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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October 23: Five reads that piqued my interest this week
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The parallels with Jo: An interview with Brendan Cox
Australian MP Helen Haines had both legs amputated after being attacked in her electorate
Oct 22
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🇵🇱 From Warsaw, Latika Takes interviews Hanno Pevkur
Estonia’s former defence minister discusses NATO, US commitment and how to end the war in Ukraine
Oct 18
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Some professional news...
Mar 8, 2025
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Launching @latikambourke, my Substack
Jan 1, 2024
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With an ambush, Europe is plunged into peril
Mar 1, 2025
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Mark Carney rips up the Davos fairytale
Jan 21
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October 16: Five reads that piqued my interest this week
Oct 16
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An interview with Norway’s Defence Minister
Tore O. Sandvik discusses Trump and Putin’s diesel deal, the need for the US to stand by the Indo-Pacific and China in the Arctic
Oct 15
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Trump’s latest betrayal exposes America’s weakness
The US President is realigning with Russia, for cheap diesel
Oct 12
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Burnham starts paying dividends
The UK prime minister’s boosterism would make Boris blush, but it’s welcome
Oct 9
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October 2: Five reads that piqued my interest this week
Oct 2
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Farage meets his match
The UK’s new PM Andy Burnham unveiled a populist agenda
Sep 30
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From NYC, Latika Takes interviews Penny Wong
Australia’s Foreign Minister discusses whether China and the US can be trusted to regulate AI
Sep 22
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Ukraine is in a precarious position
A despatch from the Yalta European Strategy (YES) Conference in Kyiv
Sep 17
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🇺🇦 From Kyiv, Latika Takes interviews ‘Achilles’
One of Ukraine’s most decorated Commanders discusses the war in Ukraine
Sep 13
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