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Academic freedom thrives on diversity and encouraging contrasting ideas

Democrats still cling to idea of US as a redemptive force in the world

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Russia’s rehousing storm: Moscow moves to demolish homes of 1.6m people

Growing protests in capital over mayor’s programme to resettle over a million people

The Russian perspective: why Putin argues the US and EU are real aggressors

Putin invokes patriotism in claiming of Crimea

Russian leader signs treaty to redraw Ukrainian borders

The camera sometimes lies: making myths through a lens

In these three edited extracts from his latest book, Rod Stoneman examines the real story behind sometimes misleading photographs of Che Guevara, the fall of Berlin and Ernest Hemingway

JFK’s imaginative diplomacy saved the planet

Kennedy’s patience, caution and willingness to compromise helped to avert disaster and stands as an example of imaginative diplomacy that remains salutary today