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New NYR Daily posts by Timothy Snyder on Europe and Ukraine, Alma Guillermoprieto on the deepening mystery of Chapo Guzmán’s escape, Elizabeth Drew and Jeremy Bernstein on the nuclear deal with Iran, and Jenny Uglow on painter Eric Ravilious

Edge of Europe, End of Europe Timothy Snyder The crisis of the European Union has two sides. The political crisis is on view in Germany and Greece. The philosophical crisis is on display in Russia and the eastern borderlands of Ukraine.   ADVERTISEMENT   Guzmán: The Buried Truth Alma Guillermoprieto Chapo Guzmán’s jailbreak is arguably the greatest embarrassment any Mexican government has ever had to deal with. Serious questions continue to pile up—including claims that he was captured last year by US agents in disguise. More: Mexico: Making the Dogs Dance   The Iran Deal Goes to Washington Elizabeth Drew The first thing to know about all the noise being made in Washington over the nuclear deal with Iran is that there’s a lot of play-acting going on. The real question isn’t where Senators are now but where they’ll end up. More: Jeremy Bernstein: Which Iran Deal?   ADVERTISEMENT   Modern, English and Strange Jenny Uglow Summer in the city. I’m heading to the Dulwich Picture Gallery to see an exhibition of the work of Eric Ravilious, who, though little known abroad, is one of the most distinctive British artists of the 1930s and 1940s.