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This week the US National Archives asked several former presidents to check their properties for classified papers. The request followed the discovery of secret documents at the homes or offices of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Mike Pence. The political consequences of these cases have been widely discussed, but what about the implications for national security – and open government? Is the US classifying too many documents in the first place?
Art restitution
Pablo Picasso’s Woman Ironing has been at the Guggenheim museum in New York since the 1970s, but the relatives of a Jewish man who fled Nazi Germany during the Second World War are suing the Guggenheim Foundation and calling for the artwork’s return – or equivalent compensation. As collectors and galleries face a growing number of challenges over looted art, will 2023 become a year of restitution?
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