Inside Kim Jong-un’s Bloody Scramble to Kill Off His Family
A look inside Kim Jong-un’s brutal attempts to consolidate power, and how they impact both his inner circle and global politics.
The Danger of President Pence
A piece positing that those who hope for the impeachment of President Trump might be missing some of the consequences.
The Brawler
A profile of the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis, seeking his “recurring date with his own destiny”.
Homo Orbanicus
A look at how Viktor Orban has created an autocracy in Hungary, a “Fuhrer democracy” at the heart of Europe. Orban was re-elected with a large majority a few days after this article was published.
Axes of Evil
This story examines an international diplomatic incident that erupted in 1976 when an overgrown poplar tree led to murder in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea.
Let’s Go Take Back Our Country
A look inside a 2014 attempt to take power in the Gambia. http://www.bit.ly/atlantic-gambia
Dispatches From the Alternate Universe Where Hillary Clinton Won
Newsweek collected numerous articles from the sizeable graveyard of pieces reflecting on a Hillary Clinton election victory.
The Man Who Thought He Could Fix Afghanistan
A profile of Scott Guggenheim, an American fixer in Afghanistan, adviser to its President, his long-time friend Ashraf Ghani. The piece goes deep on the national and international politicking involved in handling Afghanistan’s response to the new US administration in 2017.
The Heart and the Fist
The journalist that wrote this story covering a political scandal surrounding the right wing, ex-Navy Seal, Governor of Missouri has an unusual angle – she went to the University of Oxford with his wife, and they were friends.
The Impermanence of Importance
A review of a new book by Obama adviser Ben Rhodes (a speechwriter and Deputy National Security Adviser who was one of the few senior officials to remain in office throughout the whole presidency). The piece reflects on Obama’s style of leadership, the nature of power and governing, and the author’s own journey. It is also replete with anecdotes from behind the scenes of elite politics such as Rhodes discussing the TV show Entourage with David Cameron over after-state-dinner drinks at Buckingham Palace.