How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks
Behind the scenes in the business of fine art shipping.
Can Trump Survive Mueller?
A look at Donald Trump’s prospects of surviving the Mueller enquiry, and his long track record of living life right on the edge of the precipice.
A World Built on Sand and Oil
A look at the present and past of two essential commodities of the global economy.
Facebook’s Crisis Management Algorithm Runs on Outrage
Bloomberg’s cover story provides their take on Facebook’s apology cycles.
White Nationalism’s Deep American Roots
A look at the story, and writing, behind historic white nationalist movements in the USA. The piece concludes with the following reflection – “When Americans abandon their commitment to pluralism, the world notices, and catastrophe follows.”
The Epic Hunt for a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier
A story about the recovery of an aircraft carrier that had been sunk in the Coral Sea during the Second World War, replete with original documents and photographs of the sinking ship and the recovery mission.
Will John Bolton Bring on Armageddon—Or Stave It Off?
Another look at Donald Trump’s bellicose National Security Advisor. The author proposes that John Bolton’s obsessive focus on the USA’s national interest to the exclusion of everything else has the potential to make him a tempering influence on the President.
Inside the Chaotic Early Days of Trump’s Foreign Policy
A sobering look at the formative days of the Trump administration. One Obama administration aide puts it in stark terms – “It was so shocking to see this team come in a blur of chaos, disregarding legality and ethics and showing a deep hostility to the career professionals.”