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New Light On Nato Enlargement

Klaus Wiegrefe | Spiegel | 3rd May 2022

Declassified German papers clarify who said what about Nato when the Soviet Union was collapsing in 1991. Chancellor Kohl not only opposed any future Nato enlargement, but also wanted a new union between Russia and Ukraine, and a ten-year moratorium on independence for the Baltic States. But when Germany pressed for an official declaration on Nato's limits, America refused (2,600 words)


What We Can Deduce From A Leaked PDF

Matthew Butterick | 5th May 2022

A typographer looks for clues to the leaker of the draft Supreme Court judgement on abortion rights, and concludes that the leaked version, a photocopy of a PDF print-out, was made on a home scanner/printer. "I’d suppose it’s a friend, spouse, or family member of a Supreme Court justice who has opposed Roe v. Wade, acting with some­thing between autonomy and plau­sible deni­a­bility" (1,900 words)


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