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Christopher Nolan accepts the award for Best Director for ‘Oppenheimer’ during the Oscars on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

As ‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs at the Oscars, we should ask how historical films frame our shared future

The success of ‘Oppenheimer’ at the Academy Awards presents an opportunity to think about critical criteria for viewing historical film — and what we are owed by historical filmmakers.
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How are global powers engaging with the Pacific? And who is most effective? These 5 maps provide a glimpse

In a crowded region, it’s hard to know who is doing what, and where. Effective statecraft, though, is not always measured by quantity over quality.
Actor Margot Robbie blows out a candle on the cake to celebrate her birthday during the pink carpet event for the movie ‘Barbie’ in Seoul, South Korea, in July 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

What Vietnam’s ban of the Barbie movie tells us about China’s politics of persuasion

Once the context of cultural and territorial appropriation by China in Southeast Asia are understood, Vietnam’s ban of the Barbie movie isn’t surprising.
In recent years, the Chinese government has used scholarships to shape the views of Indonesian Muslim students on issues such as the mistreatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China. (ANTARA FOTO/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)

How China is using scholarships to shape Indonesian Muslim students’ views

In recent years, the Chinese government has used scholarships to shape the views of Indonesian Muslim students on controversial issues such as the mistreatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
Vladimir Putin delivers a speech before the start of the first match of the 2018 World Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Alexey DRUZHININ / SPUTNIK / AFP

Why the ‘Putinisation’ of sport must no longer fool the world

Vladimir Putin has built a state-led strategy focused on building power and exerting control across the world, through the use of sport.

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