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Preview: London Review Of Books – Oct 19, 2023

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London Review of Books (LRB) – October 19, 2023: The new issue features Camus in the New World; Charles Lamb’s Lives; The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes who Created the Oxford English Dictionary and At the Met: On Cecily Brown….

Travels in the Americas: Notes and Impressions of a New World by Albert Camus, edited by Alice Kaplan, translated by Ryan Bloom

Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Murder and the Hijacking of History by Benjamin Balint

On Nagorno-Karabakh

Democracy’s Data: The Hidden Stories in the US Census by Dan Bouk

Previews: The Economist Magazine – Sept 30, 2023

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The Economist Magazine (September 30, 2023): The latest issue features The war in Ukraine is a powerful reason to enlarge—and improve—the EU; Why fear is spreading in financial markets; A humanitarian disaster is under way in Nagorno-Karabakh…

The war in Ukraine is a powerful reason to enlarge—and improve—the EU

Nine new countries, including Ukraine, are vying to join

Why fear is spreading in financial markets

Investors have begun to confront the long-haul reality of high interest rates


A humanitarian disaster is under way in Nagorno-Karabakh

And Russia may also be destabilising its old ally, Armenia

News: Spain Tries To Form Government, Russia Says Navy Commander Is Alive

The Globalist Podcast (September 28, 2023) – Spain struggles to form a government and we discuss the changing symbolism of the car in American politics.

Monocle’s Tokyo Bureau Chief, Fiona Wilson, reports as Russia mulls over an import ban on Japanese seafood, and discuss Russia’s claims that Black Sea Fleet commander Viktor Sokolov is alive. Plus: fashion news and the Charlie Watts auction at Christie’s.

News: Mass Exodus From Nagorno-Karabakh, Austria-Romania Dispute

The Globalist Podcast (September 27, 2023) – We give you the latest on the mass exodus from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Also in the programme: a diplomatic spat between Austria and Romania over Schengen and news from the Balkans.

Plus: will there soon be a new hotline between the US and China for crises – in space?

News: Military Leaders Seize Power In Gabon, Lachin Corridor Crisis

The Globalist Podcast (August 31, 2023) – Military leaders seize power in Gabon. What does the takeover mean for stability in the wider region?

Plus: an update on the Lachin corridor crisis, the latest urbanism news and Andrew Mueller’s ‘What We Learned’.

News: Finland-Sweden NATO Debate, Nagorno-Karabakh, An Aging Italy

Finland’s Nato dilemma: will the country go it alone without Sweden? Plus: the blockade of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Italy’s ‘silver tsunami’ and what does the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveal about the state of the world?

Aerial Timelapse Video: “Nagorno-Karabakh – Artsakh”, South Caucasus

Filmed and Directed by: Joerg Daiber

The landlocked mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh is the subject of an unresolved dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The territory is internationally considered to be part of Azerbaijan, but mostly governed by the Republic of Artsakh (formerly named Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), a de facto independent state with an Armenian ethnic majority.

Shooting locations: Stepanakert, Sushi, Gandzsar Monastery, Askeran Fortress, Zontik waterfall, Zuar Hot Springs

Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Zangezur, and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains. The region is mostly mountainous and forested.