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The Ukrainian historian on the end of empire, life under a nuclear shadow — and why Putin’s war might end in a new Russia
The Russian exile on seeing his fiction become fact, the ‘zombie’ of empire — and how culture will pay a price for the war on Ukraine
The former presidential candidate on negotiating with Putin, the ‘prophet’ Margaret Atwood — and why the Democrats need to rein in the radical left
The Pulp frontman on loathing Britpop, a guitar-playing Tony Blair and the evolving business of being human
The Australian chef on creating a fine-dining renaissance in China’s commercial capital, how it is becoming more closed under Xi Jinping — and why she’s called time on M on the Bund
The insurance chief on fighting back against sexism at her AGM, growing up in a mining community — and how big business can do good
The oligarch talks about his encounters with Putin, rising above his own rivalry with Zelensky — and why his country’s forces surprised the world
The FTX founder on hype, the problem with bitcoin and how crypto can build a fairer financial system
The Vietnamese-American poet on the legacy of war, navigating grief — and turning invisibility into a superpower
The social psychologist on the ‘darts’ of social media, our dangerous present moment — and a decade of stupidity in America
The great chronicler of India’s past on Narendra Modi, what Mahatma Gandhi told her — and her country’s attitude to the war in Ukraine
The unlikely star of tech investing on backing ‘outliers’, the future for China’s entrepreneurs — and the comfort of 19th-century literature
The outgoing chief inspector of constabulary on kicking out bad cops, getting his own back on the bullies — and why he keeps 29,970 press cuttings in his shed
After 60 years of intrepid exploration, the Irish chronicler reflects on a life of adventure, the place she’d most like to revisit — and why money never mattered
The Canadian ecologist on protecting imperilled forests, the limits of science — and why trees and humans are more similar than we might think
The ex-top diplomat on the frustrations of working for Boris Yeltsin, what the west got wrong about post-Soviet Russia and why Putin believes his own lies
The ‘venture philanthropist’ on her journey from child refugee to billion-dollar businesswoman — and why Britain must do more for those fleeing war today
The former head of the UK’s armed forces on how the west can reach out to Russians — and counter Vladimir Putin
The former superintendent on how to change the culture of Britain’s biggest police force — and how John Boyega changed his life
The Estonian prime minister on the Baltic state’s precarious position and why many European nations misread Moscow
The techno-philosopher on meaningful life in the metaverse, building virtual utopias and why the ‘corporatocracies’ are becoming part of our brains
The Albanian author on her family’s ordeal under Hoxha, her ‘obsession’ with freedom — and what the free market gets wrong
The American portraitist on race and representation, casting models on the streets of south London — and his audience with Barack Obama
The Booker-winning novelist on the tough Glasgow childhood that inspired the book, and why he writes from love, not anger
The iconic New Yorker on still changing at 74, life after Lou Reed — and making music for cars and chimps
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