Archive: Western Intervention and the Rise of Guerrilla Warfare, with David Kilcullen

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How Did the Americas Transform Renaissance England? With Lauren Working

The English Renaissance is often remembered as an age of Shakespeare, exploration and cultural flourishing. But it was also shaped by encounters with the Americas. From tobacco in London playhouses to silver from South America and stories of lost cities of gold, the New World bec ...  Show more

Who Really Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipeline? With Bojan Pancevski

In September 2022, a series of underwater explosions tore through the Nord Stream pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea. The destruction of this $20 billion pipeline severed a major artery of Russian gas supplies to Europe, disrupted economies and triggered a manhunt that strained rel ...  Show more

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