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June 2025

A Defense of Complexity
A new HIV prevention shot, worker exploitation in Champagne, Spain’s pushback to NATO, a political crisis in Thailand, and the Fed holds firm
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A Plea to Stay Engaged
Drug use drops among young people, vaccine evidence stays strong, political crises, and the climate clock keeps ticking
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Are the Kids ok?
On millennial milestones, a new president in South Korea, Poland’s shift to the right, and a potential major privacy breach.
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Work in Progress
Spain curbs tourist rentals, a glacier buries a village, a new market of fake offices, and A.I. comes for entry-level jobs
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May 2025

Leading by Example
On Mujica’s quiet leadership, pandemic preparedness, and the politics reshaping education and Europe
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Ready, Set, Go
This week: the U.S. loses its perfect credit score, a pause in the U.S.-China trade war, the PKK calls it quits, new Ukraine-Russia talks, and Europe’s…
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
From the Conclave to the Fed, through ceasefire agreements and what to do with transit systems on the brink
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Shifting Gears
Elections results, a blackout exposes Europe’s grid, and are AI outputs protected by free speech rights?
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April 2025

The Shared Experience Before the Credits Roll
A farewell to Pope Francis, fragile ceasefire talks, and what a laugh at the movies reveals
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Tariffs, Truce, Tension, and the People Caught in Between
The world isn’t slowing down: tariffs raise inflation fears, peace talks waver in Ukraine, and Sudan’s crisis deepens. Plus, a farewell to Mario Vargas…
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Can 13 be a Lucky Number?
In the first edition of The Decanter, we unpack a chaotic week of tariffs and market swings, upcoming nuclear talks, a potential brain drain, and the…
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