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A Bugged 1963 Conclave?
When John XXIII died, the future of relations between the Vatican and the Eastern bloc depended on the choice of his successor. That’s when the CIA came in.

Sri Lanka: All Change?
In this turbo year of polls it has just been Sri Lanka’s turn in the electoral spotlight. Presidential elections – the first since former strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa (GR) was forced from power by a popular uprising in 2022

Why Men? Excerpt
This book is about how love endures. It is also about how our human capacity for kindness and empathy can imprison us in ruthless comÂpetition and violent hierarchies.
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Complex Relations: Britain and Russia Across the Centuries w/ Barbara Emerson, Luke Harding, Giles Milton & Marcel Theroux
The London Library
Join Barbara Emerson, Luke Harding, Giles Milton and Marcel Theroux for a conversation about Britain and Russia and their complex relationship over the centuries.

Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age w/ Raphael Cormack
The Lit & Phil
Join Raphael Cormack at the Lit & Phil for a discussion of his new book, ‘Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age: A Forgotten History of the Occult’.Â
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