Alec Russell
@AlecuRussell
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Foreign Editor @FT - former FTWeekend Ed and News Ed, always pursuing great stories, thrilling writing, Africa's renaissance and the perfect porcelain teapot
Joined May 2012
“Welcome to the à la carte world. As the age of America as a sole superpower fades, the old era when countries had to choose from a prix fixe menu of alliances is shifting..” My essay on the rise of the middle powers - their dreams and disagreements
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Snow lightly falling on St Paul’s….Is there a more uplifting backdrop for a news organisation anywhere??
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Top @FT scoop: how Assad siphoned $250mn of Syria’s cash to Moscow. @MilesMJohnson @ChloeNCornish & @MehulAtLarge following the money as ever..... via @ft
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Romania’s second revolution - almost exactly 35 years after the Christmas revolution the post-communist order is being upended…with wrenching consequences for the EU, Nato and Romania via @ft
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RT @LordRickettsP: This by @AlecuRussell goes in the same direction as the three principles I set out here and in y…
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Whether you like it or not, Trump's victory has broken the logjam on thinking about the endgame in Ukraine - and European leaders can yet help shape Trump's plan for a peace deal via @ft
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There is another vital election this week with @sandumaiamd flying the flag for democratic values - @polinaivanovva on the case as ever via @ft
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How the west can re-engage with the global south - important tilt in thinking via @Lord_Collins & @DrJPPham teeing up @DavidLammy trip to Africa via @ft
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RT @DrJPPham: Thanks to @FT foreign editor @AlecuRussell for a great wide-ranging #FTAfrica Summit plenary conversation about prospects for…
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RT @Ali_Wyne: .@AlecuRussell “If Trump is re-elected, a pivotal question would be how he would resolve the divergence between hawks in his…
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Brace yourselves US allies & enemies. Here are Trump’s plans for the world from Ukraine & China to keeping friends & foes in line - re advisors & aides. In the words of @RichardGrenell: “predictability is a terrible thing”. (Now typo-free quote) via @ft
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The perfect warm-up for this week's @FT Africa summit - some whipsmart questioning by the great Dan Moyane on @eNCA on what the US election means for South Africa and the region: answer brace yourselves Pretoria for a tough time if Trump wins
Ahead of the @FT Africa Summit starting tomorrow, @AlecuRussell joined #TheSouthAfricanMorning on @eNCA to discuss the US presidential election and how its outcome may influence US foreign policy in the region. Register at @ftlive #FTAfrica
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I came up with one of my tougher assignments - go to DC to decipher Kamala Harris's worldview if she wins. Here is the fruit of chats with people who know her: potential shifts on Israel the global south, Venezuela defence & more @felschwartz via @ft
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Quite a moment for the ANC to speak so warmly and clearly about the private sector - the deputy president @PMashatile in an interview with @davidpilling & me. South Africa is having something of a 3rd honeymoon period. Now to see if it can last via @ft
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Very sad news. Pravin Gordhan was one of the greats. One of the four most consequential figures in steering South Africa's public finances away from the shoals in the post-Mandela era. And a wonderful, wise, steely and decent public servant. via @ft
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"If you want to see how the poor die, come see Grenfell Tower." Ben Okri said it all in this haunting poem for @ftweekend seven years before the Grenfell enquiry
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Even Chinese cranes are now suspected of spying on America... Essential read on how national security concerns have eclipsed traditional free-market thinking & ushered in an age of economic nationalism. Superb: @Sam1Fleming @Dimi @senoj_erialc via @ft
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Just a year ago this was an idea. It’s a remarkable testament to Kharkiv’s fortitude, resilience and adaptability- but also its terrible ordeal
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