After Istanbul Election, What's Next?
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We dig deep with Steven A. Cook on the Istanbul election re-rerun and why it could cause an explosion in Turkish politics.
June 19, 2019
The Octavian Report Must-Watch List, 2018 Edition
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We are pleased to announce our selections for the best films we saw this year.
December 21, 2018
Our 2018 Holiday Reading List
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Here is our list of essential reads for 2019 and beyond.
December 11, 2018
The Troubles, The Boxer, The Informer and more
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FROM THE MAGAZINE The events in Ukraine in the late winter and spring of 2014 provided a rare glimpse of a European revolution in real time.
May 23, 2018
Muppets, marionettes, monsters and more
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What makes us human? Jim Henson and Heinrich von Kleist both had deep insights into our condition.
May 16, 2018
Charismatic bullies, demonic possession, and more
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The Wailing, Our Twisted Hero, Donald Trump v. Kim Jong-un, and the humiliation of the Russian navy.
May 9, 2018
Robert Redford, high-school politics, failed democrats and more
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Vote early, vote often.
May 2, 2018
The art of war, 80's paranoia, free trade, and more
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The only winning move is not to play. Or something like that.
April 18, 2018
Roberto Bolano, Amores Perros, and more
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Trump may hate Mexico but we love Mexican culture -- and you should too.
April 11, 2018
Three Kingdoms, the Stasi, NATO, and more
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Alliances: can't live with them, really can't live without them.
April 4, 2018
