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Historian Peter Frankopan: ‘Powerful Men Often Miscalculate’

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Weekend Interview Historian Peter Frankopan: ‘Powerful Men Often Miscalculate’ The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are often treated as separate crises.

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  • Mishal HusainBy Mishal Husain

    Weekend Interview Historian Peter Frankopan: ‘Powerful Men Often Miscalculate’ The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are often treated as separate crises. Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed, sees them as part of the same story: one in which powe…

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