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Our latest issue has just hit newsstands! Here’s a peek at what’s inside... 🧵 Our cover story is a symposium of writers reflecting on the consequences of the war in Iran, including former US ambassador Kim Darroch and former Nato chief George Robertson: prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/middle-e…

“The US president’s war with Iran has halted the flow of fertilisers. Tens of millions will go hungry as a result”, writes environment writer Tim Smedley prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/middle-e…

Underneath the Mandelson saga lies Labour factionalism, argues @prospect_clark, largely stemming from Morgan McSweeney’s strategies on how to rebuild the party post-Corbyn To read the full piece, click here: prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73081…

There is a revolving door between private defence companies and the UK government and military. With increased defence spending unavoidable, are there enough safeguards in place to prevent undue influence? prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/polic…

Olly Robbins is in good company. Keir Starmer seems to part with almost everyone that works closely with him, writes @Andrew_Adonis prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the-i…

After Trump’s displays of erraticism last week, @arusbridger has written once again on the president’s declining mental state prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-s…

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, Tom Clark joins Alona and Imaan on the Prospect Podcast to discuss Mandelson’s red flags open.substack.com/pub/prospectma…

Starmer’s mishandling of the Mandelson saga shows how rule-by-clique still dominates Labour, writes @prospect_clark prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73081…

For many countries, solar power now generates the cheapest electricity in history—while protecting them from shocks like the Iran war, writes @UCL_ISR’s @MichaelGrubb9 prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technolo…

“Fascism cannot be appeased; this is a core assertion of resistance liberalism”: Toby Buckle on why there has been a radicalisation of the American liberal prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-s…

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Amid the war in Iran, food insecurity is rising Our climate columnist Tim Smedley argues that we need to move away from fossil-fuel fertilisers and towards regenerative agriculture

“Even if Putin dies tomorrow, she says, Russia will be ravaged for a long time”: Henry Roberts interviews former Moscow journalist Anna Nemzer prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people/7…

✍🏼 @JamesMoir10—or as you might know him, the surrealist comedian Vic Reeves, darling of 1990s TV— has launched an exhibition of his artworks. David Barnett met him in situ prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/73079/…

After promising cheaper eggs, Trump’s actions in Iran have driven prices up—how ironic, writes cilmate columnist Tim Smedley prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/middle-e…

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @prospect_clark and Peter Kellner offer different perspectives on the Mandelson vetting scandal open.substack.com/pub/prospectma…

Journalists often give Trump’s pronouncements a semblance of coherence. It is called “sane-washing”. But, objectively, his performances can no longer be “tidied up”, writes @arusbridger prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/72…

Trump’s authoritarianism has galvanised American liberals to come together. The UK can learn from them, writes Toby Buckle prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-s…