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Nicholas Wapshott
Opinion Editor
Nicholas Wapshott has worked as a writing and editing journalist at the top levels on both sides of the Atlantic. He has also authored books about politicians, show business people and economists.
Articles by Nicholas Wapshott
Entertainment
Our Favorite Films of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks
Newsweek staff writers and editors dish about their favorite films of the year.
23 min read
U.S.
The Hagel Doctrine: In His Own Words
Chuck Hagel’s resignation reveals a Defense Secretary at odds with the Obama administration and the Republican Party to which he belongs. So what did he think?
4 min read
World
The Internet: It’s a Jungle Out There
Internet users are worried about privacy, hackers, private companies selling their data and government snooping, a new survey finds.
4 min read
U.S.
When Franklin Roosevelt Asked Joe Kennedy to Drop His Pants
FDR knew he had to lead the US into the war against Hitler—but some big figures stood in his way.
6 min read
Entertainment
Photos: Henri Matisse Cutouts: The Joy of ‘Painting With Scissors’
The hot ticket in New York this fall is MOMA’s exhibit of Matisse’s colorful cutouts. Skip the lines with this virtual tour.
4 min read
World
Narendra Modi to U.S. Indians: Come Home, Come Buy
The Indian prime minister tells Americans of Indian descent to follow Gandhi’s example and give back to Mother India.
4 min read
World
The U.S. Is at War With the Islamic State, But It Hasn’t Sunk In Yet
President Obama has vowed to purge the Islamist terrorist group from the face of the earth. But will his brave words turn out to be hollow? asks Nicholas Wapshott
5 min read
World
U.S Will Arm the Kurds, Provide Air Support Against IS: Galbraith
Humanitarian air drops to refugees fleeing Islamist forces will not prevent widespread deaths, says former U.S. envoy to Croatia
4 min read
U.S.
James Brady, Reagan’s Press Spokesman Shot by Would-Be Assassin, Dies
After brain injuries that left him in a wheelchair, he successfully campaigned for gun controls
3 min read
World
Brits Say Putin Shows NATO Is Useless
The US-European defense pact is being outsmarted by Putin’s stealthy invasions, say British lawmakers
3 min read
World
What Brought Down Flight MH17 Over Eastern Ukraine?
The blame game has started, but here are the main options being considered
4 min read
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U.S.
Hemingway’s Homophobia
A previously unpublished letter sheds light on Papa’s unenlightened views of gay men
11 min read
Entertainment
Hemingway’s Homophobia
A previously unpublished letter sheds light on Papa’s unenlightened views of gay men.
11 min read
Entertainment
The Day Peter O’Toole Wasn’t Drunk
Behind the scenes with one of our greatest actors.
5 min read
World
Obama Leads World in Mourning Mandela
Barack Obama and Jacob Zuma pay tribute to the freedom fighter who spent three decades in jail for defying apartheid.
7 min read
Entertainment
Leonard Bernstein’s False Confession to a Crime He Did Not Commit
For more than 20 years the FBI hounded the composer of ‘West Side Story’ over the company he kept.
10 min read
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U.S.
I Know Why the Caged Composer Sang
For more than 20 years the FBI hounded the composer of ‘West Side Story’ over the company he kept
10 min read
Entertainment
Diana Movie Slammed for Telling the Truth
Are Brits still in denial about the true nature of the self-styled Queen of Hearts?
6 min read
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U.S.
Diana: Hunted or Huntress?
A new movie about Princess Di is getting slammed for telling the truth
6 min read
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