05 Jun

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Book Review: How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler by Peter Pomerantsev When I stumbled upon How to Win an Information War, I felt an immediate tug of curiosity; how could the historical tales of British anti-Nazi propaganda resonate with the current conflict in Ukraine? Peter Pomerantsev, a writer whose previous work, Nothing is True and Everything is Possible, had already captivated me with his piercing insights into Putin’s Russia, was poised to weave past and present together in a way that could illuminate our...

14 May

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The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War – A Personal Reflection Why, oh why, did I only get two likes on my post about reading The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War by David Anderson? It’s a book about books for crying out loud! Yet, while my previous posts about The Infinite in a Grain of Sand saw likes pouring in, this one seems to have slid under the radar. Is it the shadow of the CIA’s questionable reputation...