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  • What Sweden is, not

    What Sweden is, not

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    « Once the most social democratic country in Europe, and then, in the 1990s, the most neoliberal one, Sweden now aims to become the most nationalist one. »

  • Looted libraries

    Looted libraries

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    « In both countries, it has left the government officials grappling with an extremely delicate and complex issue. Why is it so difficult to move forward? »

  • A letter from

    A letter from

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    « Even if you feel at home in time and space today, you know that you are already in mourning for the future loss of everything that is beautiful. This is…

  • ~ Potpourri: France

    ~ Potpourri: France

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    « Chaos is no longer the weapon of the rebels but the banner of those in power. »

  • Glory to the rails

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    Millions of Ukrainians left the country during the first weeks of the invasion; four million were evacuated by train, including a million children. Thousands of dogs, cats and other pets,…

  • Texting with … Ece Temelkuran (2)

    Texting with … Ece Temelkuran (2)This article is available for Members only. Check out our subscription plans to become a member.

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    « We are not aware of how defeated we are as intellectuals. »

  • Queen of the night

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    Maria Theresa, Habsburg empress, created the modern European state. To ponder her reign is to ask what the Enlightenment was — and is. Be careful with your nostalgias.

  • My untranslatable name

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    When my parents went to register my name after I was born, they carried out an especially elaborate plan. They acquired a chocolate bar

  • Mapping starvation

    Mapping starvation

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    On 21 August, Forensic Architecture, a London-based agency that investigates acts of state violence and lawlessness worldwide, released its latest project: « The Architecture of Genocidal Starvation in Gaza ».…

  • Double negative

    Double negative

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    Our first piece from Issue Eight, out from behind the paywall! « It’s best to go into Schengen’s history unshocked by contradiction. »

  • The shortest, longest bus trip

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    Travelogue of a day in Minsk & an eternity at the EU border.

  • How to abandon an archive

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    When an authoritarian regime collapses, what happens to the archives of its secret police?