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The Henry Mance Interview

A space for big ideas and big personalities. The FT’s chief features writer, Henry Mance, interviews a public figure every fortnight. With portrait photography by Charlie Bibby and others

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Historian Avi Shlaim: ‘I remain hopeful Israel will start to act rationally’
The Oxford professor, born to a Jewish family in Baghdad, argues that Joe Biden can force change by threatening to slow military aid
Forecaster Peter Turchin: ‘The US is in a much more perilous state than Russia’
Academic’s models predicted 2020 instability. Was it just luck?
‘We cannot be an instrument of government’: BBC chair asks ministers to back off
Elan Closs Stephens says diminishing institutions such as the public broadcaster weakens the fabric of the state
A chatbot that imitates the dead. Is it a good idea?
Jason Rohrer’s AI tool can simulate conversations with anyone. He argues users should decide how far to push it
Birth rates are falling in the Nordics. Are family-friendly policies no longer enough?
Finnish demographer Anna Rotkirch assesses how young people view having children and suggests we may need a societal rethink
Joseph Nye: ‘You can coerce by economic means’
Harvard professor who coined term ‘soft power’ says turmoil facing US and college where he works was worse in the 1960s

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