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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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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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What I'm Reading
October 2: Five reads that piqued my interest this week
Oct 2
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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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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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Latika M Bourke
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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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Defence transcribed my questions on military spending as ‘inaudible’
So here they are
Sep 10
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Latika M Bourke
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Latika Takes interviews John Curtice
The UK’s preeminent political commentator discusses the state of British politics
Sep 6
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September 4: Five reads that piqued my interest this week
Sep 4
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Latika M Bourke
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We’re failing to deter Russia’s sabotage: Germany’s military chief
Carsten Breuer said Russia could exploit Trump’s attempt to rebalance NATO before Europe was ready
Sep 1
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Small targets eventually end up in the crosshairs
Poorer Labor leaders run on flimsy agendas out of a misguided belief in their own moral superiority
Aug 31
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