Romina Frohar

Apr 8, 2024 | thespectator.com | Ross Anderson |Sam Forster |Mark Galeotti |Romina Frohar

Only a few short years ago, I was a professional bartender working for Michelin-star chefs in fine-dining restaurants and, eventually, serving the social elite in five-star hotels. Most of the known names were genial. Killer Mike and El-P of Run the Jewels were gentlemen. So too were Thundercat and Anderson .Paak — who were particularly keen on my margaritas.

Apr 8, 2024 | thespectator.com | Sam Forster |Mark Galeotti |Romina Frohar |Michela Wrong

Naquora, LebanonTensions along the forty-nine-mile Blue Line that partitions Israel from Lebanon are as high as they’ve been in recent history. Given the stated objectives of Hezbollah, the powerful Shiite militia that controls Lebanon’s South and the IDF, which seeks to repel them beyond striking distance, that’s saying a lot. Ten thousand sky-blue helmets stand between the warring sides, protecting a division of international troops from the raining debris of intercepted rockets.

Apr 8, 2024 | thespectator.com | Mark Galeotti |Romina Frohar |Michela Wrong |Arash Azizi

One thing the French seem to be learning (or, given their history, re-learning) is that the Russians are always up for a scrap. A ministerial phone call between the two countries has led to a diplomatic spat such that a stung Emmanuel Macron is now claiming that Moscow plans to target this summer’s Paris Olympics — and he’s probably right. On Wednesday, French defense minister Sébastien Lecornu had a rare phone conversation — the first since 2022 — with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu.

Apr 7, 2024 | thespectator.com | Romina Frohar |Michela Wrong |Arash Azizi |Nicholas Farrell

For the past few days, I’ve been hoping to receive an email from the two universities in Scotland where I’m enrolled in a joint PhD program. So far, though, I’ve not heard from either of them. It seems obvious that all of this is creating a climate of fear and stifling academic discourseSince the war in Gaza broke out, students have received weekly, and sometimes even daily, updates about the conflict.

Apr 7, 2024 | spectator.com.au | Romina Frohar

For the past few days, I’ve been hoping to receive an email from the two universities in Scotland where I’m enrolled in a joint PhD programme. So far, though, I’ve not heard from either of them. It seems obvious that all of this is creating a climate of fear and stifling academic discourseSince the war in Gaza broke out, students have received weekly, and sometimes even daily, updates about the conflict.