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The Ayatollah who dreamed of an Iranian caliphate
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was a revolutionary leader with a revolutionary idea.
In just 10 years as Supreme Leader, Iran became a global pariah; vir…
1 year, 10 months ago
How the Shah's cancer led to Iran's rift with the US
In 1974, the Shah of Iran was diagnosed with cancer.
It led to a Shakespearean tragedy that brought about the end of the Iranian monarchy and shaped t…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Houthi rebels are embarrassing the world's biggest navy
The Red Sea is the most trafficked trade route in the world, and now the US Navy and a group of militant Houthi rebels are going to war over it.
The H…
1 year, 11 months ago
Can Zelenskyy get the world to care about Ukraine again?
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a new problem. As well as fighting Russia, he also has to fight Israel and Hamas for the world's attentio…
2 years, 1 month ago
What is China's "panda diplomacy"?
China's pandas are not just pandas. They're diplomats.
You're friendly to China? You get a panda. You criticise China? You get no pandas.
In recent yea…
2 years, 1 month ago
Can OpenAI save us from a robot apocalypse?
The world's most famous artificial intelligence company, OpenAI — the creator of ChatGPT — was set up to create a superintelligent AI, while at the s…
2 years, 1 month ago
China's play to win the heart of the Pacific
China is using cash to try and shore up support in the Pacific.
In Honiara, the Solomon Islands capital, they just built most of the venues in the Pac…
2 years, 1 month ago
How North Korea makes a fortune stealing crypto
As international sanctions have cut into North Korea's ability to import and export things, they've become desperate for cash.
They've been running cr…
2 years, 2 months ago
Can Israel rescue the hostages?
The Israeli hostages Hamas took back on October 7th still have not been rescued.
The 1976 Entebbe rescue mission is legendary and gave Israel a reputa…
2 years, 2 months ago
Who is Hezbollah, the group backing Hamas?
While Israel tries to defeat Hamas, they also have to worry about a much more dangerous paramilitary group on their northern border: Hezbollah.
The ex…
2 years, 2 months ago