Global lens
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Life in Iran before the 1979 Islamic revolution
feature Pro-Western liberalisation led to a reactionary Islamic revolution. Could the reverse be about to happen?
By The Week Staff Published
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Can Brazil become a global leader in fighting climate change?
feature Environmentalists hope election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Brazilian president will mark ‘turning point’
By The Week Staff Published
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World population hits eight billion: why the milestone matters
feature Estimates on how many people can live sustainably on the planet ‘vary widely’
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Harvard University in firing line as Supreme Court weighs up affirmative action
feature Supreme Court seems set to overturn policy that has been part of US life since the 1970s
By The Week Staff Published
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What Netanyahu’s ‘spectacular’ return means for Israel
feature Alliance with the far-right risks doing serious harm to Israel’s standing in America
By The Week Staff Published
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Paris vs. Berlin: a continent divided over energy
feature Macron’s recent snubbing of Scholz is the latest episode of a deepening row between the EU’s ’two economic powerhouses’
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world views France’s autumn of discontent
feature Over recent weeks, industrial action has brought France to a standstill
By The Week Staff Published
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Spain’s ‘memory’ bill: digging up the agonies of the past
feature New bill will advance search for mass graves and probe crimes against humanity committed under Franco’s regime
By The Week Staff Published
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What Iranian Kamikaze drones mean for Ukraine
feature Iranian officials have denied supplying the drones but ‘no one believes them’
By The Week Staff Published
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Ron DeSantis’ ‘appalling stunt’: flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
feature Florida’s Republican governor flew two planeloads of illegal migrants to the Massachusetts island
By The Week Staff Published
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Uniper: Germany’s biggest energy importer pushed ‘to edge of insolvency’
feature Company received €15bn state bailout in July, but CEO has warned billions more may be needed
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world reported on the Queen’s death
feature Tributes are paid from Ireland to Iraq for ‘revered monarch’ who ‘rarely had a misstep’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How the world views Liz Truss
feature Feted in Ukraine but ridiculed in Europe – international reaction has been decidedly mixed
By The Week Staff Published
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Daria Dugina: who killed the daughter of Putin’s ally?
feature Moscow was quick to blame Kyiv for the murder of a leading ultranationalist’s daughter
By The Week Staff Published
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