How much more does Russia have in the tank as it were? It's an open question. They do have missiles which are very hard to intercept. And really, if they send enough of them over, there's no way that Kyiv's reasonably effective defenses would intercept them. But I think today's events tells us that we should rather expect the same from Russia.
An attack on the Kerch bridge—a pet project of President Vladimir Putin that links Russia with annexed Crimea—has prompted a swift and brutal response. We ask what is likely to happen next. We examine the multipolar nature of popular culture: fears of a globalised monoculture of cool have proved misplaced. And why buying booze in Delhi has again become so unpleasant.
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