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“Welcome to the à la carte world. As the age of America as a sole superpower fades, the old era when countries had to choose from a prix fixe menu of alliances is shifting..” My essay on the rise of the middle powers - their dreams and disagreements ft.com/content/7997f72d-f772…
A remarkable piece of journalism on the explosive growth of Africa's cities. Without sentiment or overblown expectations it sheds rare light on the continent's prospects the day after tomorrow. Must read ahead of #FTAfrica summit
Our dispatch from the biggest city you've never heard of w/ @jacob_judah
Africa’s explosive growth in cities ft.com/content/5203e527-ebdd… via @ft
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'It seems like he's finally lost patience with equivocating.'
'So, there's no more Mr. Nice Guy?'
Journalist @AlecuRussell met with Zelenskyy earlier this week and describes the Ukrainian president's demeanour.
From the moment he walked into the room for our interview it was clear Zelenskyy was done with equivocating & was determined to speak his mind. His allies will fret but this was a bravura display of speaking truth to power
With @hallbenjamin
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Setting up an African rating agency is the easy part ft.trib.al/ZpznW9Z | opinion
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Power is out across Ukraine's capital after Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. The Kyiv metro halted operations. Electric trolley buses stopped working and are parked on roadsides. There are no street lights. This is what it looks like in central Shevchenko Park right now.
Great to be back in Chisinau to interview Moldova’s steely president @sandumaiamd : joining the EU is essential for Moldova, Ukraine and the whole of Europe, she argues, and cogently, amid mounting Russian provocation #moldovasecurityforum
The scenes of wheat and corn piling up in Ukrainian silos are extraordinary, a calamity for the economy, and a grim testament to the fall out of Russia's closure of the Black Sea ports and its relentless assault on infrastructure
@JoeSinFT
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THE piece to read on the Bolsonaros and the meaning of Flávio the frontrunner
@Michael_Pooler
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“Russia’s offensive has grave implications for Ukraine’s survival… and potentially the course of the war.” There’s been too much long distance happy talk from Kyiv’s allies. My bleak report from Odesa as Russia chokes off exports and bombs away
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What a remarkable city Odesa is! Half way into Carmina Burana at the opera house the city air raid siren sounds. The hall swiftly, calmly empties to take shelter. Two minutes after the all clear the performers resume… Just another day
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Very much enjoyed my conversation with @AlecuRussell - on the past and future of the United Nations and its next Secretary General. @gideonrachman @FT podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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In a wide-ranging interview with the FT’s Alec Russell, the UN chief described a world being reshaped by the decline of US dominance, the rise of new powers and the humbling lessons from wars of choice. ft.trib.al/qJGuouP
The dogged, doughty and quite defensive UN Secretary General @antonioguterres speaks to me on the waning powers of America and Russia, the new multipolar order - and why it’s unfair to blame him for the UN’s low profile
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This is a cut throat age - but don’t misuse the endlessly misused term “law of the jungle”….
Opinion: Now that America has decided to hang up its hat when it comes to championing democracy, there is a broader springtime for tyrants. ft.trib.al/HOj4Dqg
Kofi Annan was right in thinking that autocracies were “built on sand”. My column on the “every man for himself” new world order.
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A lot to talk about with the UN chief - from crises of funding and morale to the UN’s relevance on the world stage and working with Donald Trump…@ft interview to follow.
Astonishing reporting by @khoureld exposing the grim story of the Colombian mercenaries fighting in Sudan’s awful war - one of the outstanding cover stories of @FTMag via @CordeliaJ
My piece on the Colombian mercenaries - and their paymasters in the Emirates - is out as the cover story of the Financial Times magazine today. It's the culmination of months of interviews and data tracking with @just1nlynch ft.com/content/32592ab6-4385…
"The release of Nolan’s film of The Odyssey has launched a thousand critics... Yes, even Nolan nods. But do not be put off by the nitpicking, there is a reason Homer has endured..." A rare Homeric editorial by the @FT ft.com/content/2a2a8eed-3986… via @ft
When writing about Pakistan and its wrenching dilemmas I never expected that one of the biggest questions over my column was whether I was right to cite Risk not Diplomacy as the go-to geopolitics boardgame of recent decades....
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