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Thirty Years On

by Rachel Tausendfreund interview with Timothy Garton Ashvia Hoover Digest
Monday, April 20, 2020

Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hoover fellow Timothy Garton Ash assesses the state of European democracy.

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Where’s Waldo’s Nuke?

by Amy Zegartvia Hoover Digest
Monday, April 20, 2020

Amateurs are prowling the Internet for clues to nuclear weapons development. Real spies find these efforts both helpful and worrisome.

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Space Invaders

by Amy Zegartvia Hoover Digest
Monday, April 20, 2020

In the information age, old thinking about war is as faulty as old technology. Where is our unified theory of defense?

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Letting Go of the Mideast

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Hoover Digest
Monday, April 20, 2020

For the first time in many decades, the Middle East is no longer indispensable to America’s security or economic needs.

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How to Be a Dictator

by Tunku Varadarajan featuring Frank Diköttervia Hoover Digest
Monday, April 20, 2020

Hoover fellow Frank Dikötter on the tribe of tyrants, from Stalin to Mao. What the bad guys have in common.

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The Fight against COVID-19: An Update from Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

interview with Jay Bhattacharyavia Uncommon Knowledge
Friday, April 17, 2020

AUDIO ONLY

Dr. Bhattacharya returns to discuss the results of a study testing for COVID-19 in Santa Clara County, California, and one currently underway in partnership with Major League Baseball. We also discuss some signs of hope and specifics about how the economy can be restarted safely and efficiently.

In the News

The Many Problems With Marxism

cited Thomas Sowellvia Merion West
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

“I recently met up with an old friend, a staunch Marxist, at a traditional Viennese café to catch up and talk about our political differences. After hours of discussion, he admitted, ‘Well, ultimately, it’s a question of faith.'”

Hungary: The EU's First Dictatorship

via Malaysia Sun
Monday, April 13, 2020

The establishment of one-man rule in the heart of Europe has enraged civil libertarians and Hungary's opposition leaders, who see the move as a power grab by Orban and accuse him of taking advantage of the Coronavirus pandemic to establish an elective dictatorship and to kill off the country's democracy.

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Robert Service Assesses Czar Vladimir

interview with Robert Servicevia Matters of Policy & Politics
Friday, April 10, 2020

Putin’s grip on power and the role of oligarchs in maintaining that power.

In the News

Russia Seeks To Hold Espionage Trial Of American Paul Whelan Even With Moscow On Lockdown

quoting Michael McFaulvia The Hour
Friday, April 10, 2020

The letters from detained American Paul Whelan cannot convey anything about his case or the espionage charges he faces in Russia, so they tend to be repetitive - detail after detail about his days inside Moscow's Lefortovo prison for the past 15 months.

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