Lily Lynch

A Quick Preview of this Summer's NATO Summit in Ankara

Will Turkey and the US remake NATO?

May 20 • Lily Lynch

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This Substack's Appearance in the Financial Times (and the Populist Decade, Revisited)

Thank you, Edward Luce

May 9 • Lily Lynch

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Requiem for the Populist Decade

10 years on from Trump’s first win and Brexit, the populist decade is drawing to a close

May 5 • Lily Lynch

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April 2026

Big in Pakistan

Adventures in international virality

Apr 20 • Lily Lynch

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The End of Orbán

Thoughts on the broader implications of the Hungarian leader's defeat, from intellectual conservatism to Serbia

Apr 13 • Lily Lynch

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Birthday Baffler

Mercenaries, foreign fighters, and freelancers

Apr 1 • Lily Lynch

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March 2026

Summiting in Istanbul

In speeches this weekend, Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan avoided criticism of Trump, while spy chief Kalin namechecked the "dark enlightenment"

Mar 30 • Lily Lynch

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A Portrait of Israeli Meddling in Slovenia

The liberal incumbent looks to have narrowly won Sunday's election, but Israeli intelligence agents still got something they wanted

Mar 23 • Lily Lynch

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A Tale of Two Missiles.–The Intervention that Worked.–The Center of the Universe.

Newsletter 8

Mar 11 • Lily Lynch

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The US Attack on Iran and the Autocratizing West

Governance by "you can just do things"

Mar 1 • Lily Lynch

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February 2026

Is a US Attack on Iran Imminent? (with Giorgio Cafiero)

Uncertainties mount amid a major US military build-up

Feb 24 • Lily Lynch

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Dodik Lobbies America (Part II)

A discourse analysis of Republika Srpska's Washington Times op-eds; plus: the Epstein associate who introduced Trump to Melania goes to Banja Luka

Feb 22 • Lily Lynch

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