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Geopolitical Dispatch

Geopolitics at the movies.

From The Great Dictator to Barbie.

Jul 29, 2023
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Charlie Chaplin from The Great Dictator, 1940.

In this week’s Not in Dispatches, we look at the influence of film on foreign affairs, and of foreign affairs on film.

Historically, there has been little connection between Barbie and geopolitics. But the blockbuster ignited international controversy after a fictional map of Barbie Land…

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