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Putin, now and forever

Vladimir Putin has lasted twenty years and counting in the Kremlin by following the tried-and-tested rules of Russian politics: convincing his elites that life with him is better than any alternative existence without him, mobilizing the…

Un cigno nero e quattro contagi

Il 2020 si è aperto con un cigno nero e quattro contagi – in rapidissima successione. Il cigno nero – una sorpresa con effetti sistemici – sta negli effetti del famigerato Covid-19 sull’economia globale. Probabilmente non…

Who would Trump choose?

Over the past year, Donald Trump’s prospects for the 2020 presidential election have undoubtedly improved. In the summer of 2019, polls showed most of the top Democrats beating the president soundly, often by more than 10 points, with…