Tina Brown
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Author. Journalist. Editor. tinabrown.substack.com sirharrysummit.org
One would think the purpose of having fuck you money is to say, “Fuck you.” But watching Bezos preside over the Washington Post, it seems the purpose of fuck you money is to have more fuck you money.
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The Jeff Bezos who bought the Washington Post was a different guy from the one who is allowing its destruction now. But oligarchs gonna oligarch. Read more on Fresh Hell about what’s really behind the bloodletting at the Post.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/bafflement...
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Bafflement with Bezos
The whole debacle of the Washington Post brand hara-kiri last week dispatched the myth that a tech billionaire could save serious journalism.
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/bafflement-with-bezos
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Grateful for the response to my latest Fresh Hell column, which recounts Jeffrey Epstein's panic over the stories we ran at The Daily Beast in 2010.
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Thanks to the latest DOJ doc deluge, I now know that, after I published stories about Jeffrey Epstein in The Daily Beast, he was in a deep panic.
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Out tomorrow: “Bonfire of the Murdochs” — the real succession story of the Murdoch empire (already a #1 best-seller). Gabe Sherman has been studying the Murdochs for nearly 20 years, and somehow managed to fit their story in 256 pages. Read my take:
open.substack.com/pub/tinabrow...
13 days ago
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The Rupert Murdoch in Gabriel Sherman’s new book Bonfire of the Murdochs is very different from Succession’s roaring profanity machine, Logan Roy. Murdoch is the media world’s great white shark, with a slight trail of blood at the corner of his thin mouth.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/rupert-mur...
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Gov. Newsom rocks. His Davos quote, “Trump is a T-rex. You mate with him or he devours you," is one for the ages.
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Now, Trump derangement syndrome has gone global (except the derangement is his). Read about his mad magical thinking and incomprehensible obsession with Greenland in my new Fresh Hell post.
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Trump’s Mad Magical Thinking
Greenland?
https://open.substack.com/pub/tinabrown/p/trumps-mad-magical-thinking?r=u6y1w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
26 days ago
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"I have no idea how the sheriff of Philadelphia suddenly got into the news flow and I don’t care... If only Bilal had been around to pound the cautious prevarications out of Kamala Harris on the ’24 campaign trail." — from this week’s Fresh Hell column.
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The heroes we lack, Trump’s bubble wrap danger, and the Dems grow some oratorical balls. It’s all in today’s Fresh Hell on Substack.
bit.ly/3LJHRYb
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Trump's Dangerous Bubble
The exploding world of 2026 has spotlit heroes who are ineffably thrilling.
https://bit.ly/3LJHRYb
about 1 month ago
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Who knew that my late husband Harry’s oddball friend would be the subject of the major Oscar-tipped movie Marty Supreme? Plus, a few of my fave personal snaps of 2025 in my Substack Fresh Hell.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/how-the-re...
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How the Real Marty Supreme Haunted My Basement, plus my Fav Snaps from 2025
It was only when I first saw the trailer for the Oscar-tipped Timothée Chalamet table tennis blockbuster that I realized it’s loosely based on the life of the eccentric ping-pong champion Marty “The N...
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/how-the-real-marty-supreme-haunted
about 2 months ago
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On Substack’s Fresh Hell, read my take on Trump’s debased political rulebook.
bit.ly/44ZB17b
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How Trump has Changed Us
Trump’s greatest gift to America this year was to liberate people to be their worst selves.
https://bit.ly/44ZB17b
2 months ago
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On Substack’s Fresh Hell: Tom Stoppard, a radiant mind and a treasured friend, and how he repaid his private blessings, many times over, on the public stage.
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Why Tom Stoppard Was the Real Thing
No, not Tom Stoppard, too!
https://open.substack.com/pub/tinabrown/p/why-tom-stoppard-was-the-real-thing?r=u6y1w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
2 months ago
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Hope you can join me today at 11:30aET for a paid subscriber live chat on Substack to swap thoughts on what Trump is so afraid of from the Epstein file dump and the silence from Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos over the White House visit of Saudi Crown Prince MBS.
tinabrown.substack.com
3 months ago
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Join me tomorrow at 11:30aET for a paid Fresh Hell subscriber live chat on Substack to swap thoughts on what Trump is so afraid of from the Epstein file dump, and the thunderous silence from Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos over the White House visit of Saudi’s MBS.
3 months ago
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Thrilled to have my NYT interview on the podcast ranked #1 on the Apple charts — and to have my Fresh Hell newsletter in the top spot on Substack’s Rising in Culture list. Thank you dear listeners and readers for all the support and interest!
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'The Interview': Tina Brown on Epstein, the Ăśber-Rich and Her Most Burning Resentments
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 11/15/2025 · 49m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-interview-tina-brown-on-epstein-the-%C3%BCber-rich/id1200361736?i=1000736856573
3 months ago
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Jeffrey Epstein’s trail of slime sticks to everyone who ever crossed his path. My Fresh Hell Substack take on why Trump doesn’t stand a chance of killing the Epstein story.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/why-trump-...
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Why Trump Doesn't Stand a Chance of Killing the Epstein Story
Jeffrey Epstein is the slug who will not die.
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/why-trump-doesnt-stand-a-chance-of
3 months ago
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Harry championed reporters who dig for truth with moral courage. Nandhini’s work exemplifies that spirit, and I'm thrilled to see what she will uncover during this fellowship. 👏👏
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New Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow in Investigative Journalism announced
New Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow in Investigative Journalism announced
https://reutersagency.com/media-centre/new-sir-harry-evans-global-fellow-in-investigative-journalism-announced-1
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On my Substack Fresh Hell, read why I’m alarmed by the acrid gusts of MAGA mendacity polluting the debate over the BBC.
bit.ly/4nKR4ML
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The Mad Farrago at the BBC
So Trump has collected two more big media scalps, this time across the Atlantic—the widely respected duo of BBC director general Tim Davie and its head of news Deborah Turness.
https://bit.ly/4nKR4ML
3 months ago
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Wonderful catch-up dinner with the female titans who run London. BBC CEO Deborah Turness,
@reuters.com
editor in chief Ale Galloni,
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editor in chief Roula Khalaf and the
@theguardian.com
editor in chief Katharine Viner.
3 months ago
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How much more can the palace do to the Andrew, formerly known as Prince? I spoke with royal insiders and my intel is on my Substack Fresh Hell.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/the-inside...
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The Inside Story on how King Charles Pulled the Plug on Andrew
How much more can the palace do to the Andrew, formerly known as Prince?
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/the-inside-story-on-how-king-charles
4 months ago
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Lots of fun to interview @MishalHusain. I think of her as a velvet cattle prod, elegantly pushing interviewees to get newsmaking answers. Huge coup for Bloomberg to lure her away from the BBC. (Bloomberg chieftain John Micklethwait introduced us.)
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4 months ago
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Truth Tellers
4 months ago
“Justice is beautiful.” The words of brave Iranian-American journalist and Truth Tellers speaker Masih Alinejad who saw 2 men Iran hired to assassinate her sentenced in a NYC courtroom yesterday. Sharing Masih on our stage:
tinyurl.com/3v82fx8c
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Masih Alinejad sings for the women of Iran
A courageous Iranian journalist and activist who helped spark the protests in Iran plus a reporter whose new podcast sheds light on the Islamic regime's attempts to silence her and other expat Iranian journalists. Masih Alinejad and Paul Caruana Galizia interviewed by Yalda Hakim. The inaugural Sir Harry Evans Global Summit in Investigative Journalism is hosted by Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni, Durham University Vice Chancellor Karen O’Brien, and Evans’ wife, Tina Brown CBE. Follow @sirharrysummit on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Find out more at sirharrysummit.org #sirharrysummit #reuters #durhamuniversity #iranprotests #freedomofpress
https://tinyurl.com/3v82fx8c
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Join me Wed at 11amET on Substack for my video chat with best-selling author Jonathan Freedland, whose new book The Traitor’s Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany and the Spy Who Betrayed Them, examines what kind of person risks everything to stand up to tyranny.
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My Fresh Hell Substack: Why does Trump’s new Gilded Age glamorama ballroom have to be big enough to host a Shriners’ convention? Hard to find much thrilling intimacy with power in a ratfuck for nearly a thousand rimped-up political mountaineers..
tinabrown.substack.com
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Read on my Substack Fresh Hell about the fall of Prince Andrew (again) and the posthumous revenge of Virginia Giuffre.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/how-virgin...
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How Virginia Giuffre Finally Vanquished Prince Andrew
How could Buckingham Palace somehow signal to the public that the priapic dunce Prince Andrew is even more deplorable than was previously thought?
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/how-virginia-giuffre-finally-vanquished
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4 months ago
Calling all investigative journalists! The Stringer Foundation is launching its inaugural investigative journalism fellowship, which provides multi-year funding to help reporters pursue high-impact investigations globally. Deadline: December 31 2025. You can apply here:
tinyurl.com/ybzwhreb
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APPLY FOR GRANTS
WE ENDEAVOR TO EVENTUALLY GIVE OUT $1 MILLION+ ANNUALLY IN UNRESTRICTED JOURNALISM GRANTS TO COMMITTED, COURAGEOUS REPORTERS. PLEASE APPLY AND SHARE WIDELY.
https://stringerjournalism.org/apply-for-grants
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"The whiplash makes your head hurt.” Read my take on Trump’s triumph in the Middle East on my Substack Fresh Hell.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/is-trump-t...
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Is Trump the Real Deal?
The whiplash makes your head hurt.
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/is-trump-the-real-deal
4 months ago
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Frankly, I don't give a damn-- why Americans seem unfazed by the new era of conflicts of interest. Read all about it in my new Fresh Hell post on Substack.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/why-americ...
4 months ago
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On my new Fresh Hell post on Substack, read my take on an unexpected possible outcome from the Charlie Kirk memorial— and the subtext of the Jimmy Kimmel debacle.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/can-erika-...
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5 months ago
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My take in the NYT on Trump being pomped and circumstanced at Windsor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...
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Opinion | The Quiet Triumph of King Charles III
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/opinion/king-charles-trump-britain-visit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.JAVc.mkxYsrq4bNWk&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
5 months ago
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Join my live video chat with international man of history Sir Niall Ferguson at 2pET Wednesday about how closely the excesses of today resemble the first Gilded Age
tinabrown.substack.com
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FRESH HELL Tina Brown's Diary | Substack
Tina Brown's observations, rants, news obsessions, and human exchanges. Click to read FRESH HELL Tina Brown's Diary, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
https://tinabrown.substack.com
5 months ago
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Excited to talk Tuesday at 1pET with the brilliant Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt about his new book on Shakespeare's greatest rival and collaborator, Christopher Marlowe, who was murdered at the age of 29. Join us on Fresh Hell on Substack!
tinabrown.substack.com/p/join-my-li...
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https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/join-my-live-video-chat-tuesday-a
5 months ago
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Greetings! I’m back from my vacation and toiling at the keyboard. This week on my Substack Fresh Hell, I was galvanized to write about the Epstein survivors’ press conference and its implications for Trump. More soon!
tinabrown.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
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Trump’s Big Mistake
Sorry, Donald, you’re not reading the room.
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/trumps-big-mistake
5 months ago
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Watch my chat on Substack’s Fresh Hell with Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled, who dropped more news bombs, including that Jeffrey Epstein gave Prince Andrew’s debt-plagued ex-wife more money than was previously revealed. That clip below; entire interview at link.
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6 months ago
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Hope you can join me today at 1pET on Substack’s Fresh Hell for my video chat with Andrew Lownie, author of the sizzling new book about Prince Andrew, whom no one will ever accuse of being Prince Charming.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/join-my-li...
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Join my live video chat with Andrew Lownie, author of the red-hot, new book on Prince Andrew, Tuesday at 1pET
Can Andrew ever be rehabbed as a royal? What's the deal with him and Fergie still living together? Does Andrew have more to fear if the full Epstein files are released?
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/join-my-live-video-chat-with-andrew
6 months ago
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26 years after JFK Jr’s tragic early death, we all still wonder what might have been. I spoke with Gary Ginsberg, who was a close friend of Kennedy, and a producer of the new CNN doc that premieres this Saturday. Check out our talk on Substack’s Fresh Hell.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/my-video-c...
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My video chat with Gary Ginsberg, friend and confidante of JFK Jr, and a producer of the new CNN documentary American Prince, JFK Jr.
Plus, his fix for the divided Democratic Party-- and the light-saber battle between Trump and Rupert Murdoch
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/my-video-chat-with-gary-ginsberg
6 months ago
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Today at 12p on Substack’s Fresh Hell, I’’ll be speaking live with Gary Ginsberg, close friend of JFK, Jr. and a producer of the new CNN doc American Prince: JFK Jr. I hope you can join us!
tinabrown.substack.com/p/join-me-to...
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Join me today at 12pET for a video chat with the great political/media insider Gary Ginsberg on the new doc about his friend JFK Jr, and the ongoing smackdown between Trump and the media
There is much to discuss with Ginsberg, who is consulting producer on American Prince: JFK Jr., a new documentary on CNN.
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/join-me-today-at-12pet-for-a-video
6 months ago
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Can the Ghislaine Maxwell story get any twistier? Check out my new Substack Fresh Hell post on what drove her from the heights of transatlantic society to the ignominy of the Tallahassee lock-up.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/ghislaine-...
7 months ago
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In my new post on Substack’s Fresh Hell, why Rupert Murdoch isn’t afraid of the big, bad wolf in the White House.
tinabrown.substack.com
7 months ago
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Attention true crime junkies: check out my Fresh Hell video chat on Substack with @VickyPJWard, co-author of the gripping new book The Idaho Four— about four Univ. of Idaho students and the man who will be sentenced next week for killing them in their beds.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/my-video-c...
7 months ago
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Hope you can join me tomorrow at 10amET on Substack’s Fresh Hell! Join my live video chat Thurs at 10amET with Vicky Ward about her new book, The Idaho Four, and the killer about to be sentenced for their murders. Plus, why the Epstein case won't go away.
tinabrown.substack.com
7 months ago
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Check out my Tuesday thoughts on Substack’s Fresh Hell on the subtext of MAGA discontent, Oh No Cuomo!, and the mayhem in my own house.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/snowflake-...
7 months ago
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Case closed on Epstein? I don’t think so. Read why in my new post on Substack’s Fresh Hell.
tinabrown.substack.com/p/why-maga-i...
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Why MAGA is Right about Jeffrey Epstein
It’s rare that I agree with the MAGA conspiracy theory loonies, but, in the case of the Epstein files, they deserve an answer about why the full folder has not been released.
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/why-maga-is-right-about-jeffrey-epstein
7 months ago
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Tina Brown
Truth Tellers
7 months ago
Reading the Sir Harry Evans Fellowship submissions gives
@tinabrownlm.bsky.social
hope! Tomorrow, Monday 7th July, applications close. Early-career journalists, this is your last call to apply:
tinyurl.com/bdhc2x3a
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Tune in shortly on Substack’s Fresh Hell at 1pET for a live video chat with zeitgeist-making millennial Audrey Gelman. Hope to see you there!
tinabrown.substack.com
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FRESH HELL Tina Brown's Diary | Substack
Tina Brown's observations, rants, news obsessions, and human exchanges. Click to read FRESH HELL Tina Brown's Diary, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
https://tinabrown.substack.com/
8 months ago
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Join me Wednesday at 1pET for a live video chat with zeitgeist-making millennial Audrey Gelman, who founded The Wing and now has a new hotel venture.
tinabrown.substack.com
8 months ago
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Got wise insights about the Iran/Israel crisis from Richard Haass, CFR’s President Emeritus, who spoke about the pull of diplomacy vs drama for US presidents in foreign policy decisions. You can watch the whole conversation on Fresh Hell on Substack.
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My Video Chat with the Foreign Policy Wise Man Richard Haass
I spoke with my friend Richard, author of Substack’s Home and Away and the celebrated President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations about why, despite Iran’s bluster, its options are limited ...
https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/my-video-chat-with-the-foreign-policy
8 months ago
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The Trump/Bibi Duet
Whatever unfolds next in the Iran/Israel conflict, alpha egos will play as big a part in the outcome as geopolitics.
https://open.substack.com/pub/tinabrown/p/the-trumpbibi-duet?r=u6y1w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
8 months ago
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8 months ago
"It's a way of carrying forward Sir Harry's legacy."
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on what it meant being the 2024 Sir Harry Evans Fellow. Find out more and apply for the 2026 fellowship by 7 July:
tinyurl.com/4za6u65k
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