Some of what we couldn’t cover in our chat with Stephen Kotkin about Stalin
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/4b52eae8-1248-3a31-a9c8-3d86b4ee8931
Mattis seeks to tone down talk of war on Korean border
Emphasis on diplomacy comes as US makes shows of force in response to Pyongyang testsSource: https://www.ft.com/content/9632a92e-bb06-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
‘Drug traffickers of Jesus’ drive Brazil slum violence
Rise in attacks on African religions mirrors growth of evangelismSource: https://www.ft.com/content/b5096a18-b548-11e7-aa26-bb002965bce8
US economy grows 3% for second straight quarter
New figures mark fastest six-month stretch of growth since 2014Source: https://www.ft.com/content/40937744-bb35-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
In pictures: Catalonia’s parliament declares independence
Decision greeted with jubilation in Barcelona by supporters of secessionSource: https://www.ft.com/content/0f5c6ebc-bb24-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852
Catalonia’s ‘incredible but scary’ day of independence
For all the secessionist jubilation, many fret about difficult times aheadSource: https://www.ft.com/content/6e8d5252-bb29-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
Saudi prince uses ‘Davos in the desert’ to woo world’s top investors
Challenges faced by Saudi crown prince complicated by past failuresSource: https://www.ft.com/content/13b83f02-bb03-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
Tai chi on the terrace a reminder of Venezuela’s grim murder rate
Interest in martial arts and self-defence shows country remains a dangerous placeSource: https://www.ft.com/content/020ac564-bb2a-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852
Catalan parliament declares independence
Tensions heighten as Madrid moves to take direct control of the regionSource: https://www.ft.com/content/9ba1bdb1-a233-4555-b78f-a2dc3fba5192
Catalans declare independence
Catalonia's regional parliament declared independence from SpainSource: https://www.ft.com/content/5747554a-01c5-49fe-942a-230e8d6547f8
Madrid presses constitutional nuclear button
Fear grows that invoking Article 155 may not be enough to ensure Catalonia’s complianceSource: https://www.ft.com/content/4563cba4-ac51-11e7-beba-5521c713abf4
Thailand bids king farewell and Pope Francis makes celestial call — in pictures
Financial Times picture editors showcase the best photographs from around the worldSource: https://www.ft.com/content/e028fe70-b8b3-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
Brexit stuck in the fact-free zone
Clamour rises over call to publish impact assessment documentsSource: https://www.ft.com/content/715406fc-bb0b-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
ECB can do better than ‘normalising’ monetary policy
Directly targeting long-term interest rates would stabilise the euroSource: https://www.ft.com/content/0c5f6210-bafb-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852
Daily briefing: Spain on a knife edge, solid Super Thursday, Xi’s secret ‘magic weapon’
Catalonia’s ruling party proposes declaration of independence as Spanish authorities prepare to take direct control of regionSource: https://www.ft.com/content/000b9762-ba61-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
China’s graft tsar draws remarkable political career to close
Wang Qishan sought to eliminate separation between the Communist party and the stateSource: https://www.ft.com/content/2cf14c4c-baf0-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
Xi Jinping jettisons voting among China’s political elite
Communist party opts for face-to-face consultations in choosing top leadersSource: https://www.ft.com/content/ea990954-bad9-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
Uhuru Kenyatta poised for re-election as Kenya’s president
Expected victory is overshadowed by crisis that has polarised countrySource: https://www.ft.com/content/d8845f32-bae5-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
Sunac chairman Sun Hongbin sent to re-education classes
Hong Kong stock exchange disciplines China billionaire for breaking rulesSource: https://www.ft.com/content/de3386f2-bae4-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589
Stephen Kotkin explains how Stalin defined the Soviet system
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