America – nation of myth-makers
Enduring debates about rights, freedom and individualism take us back to rival interpretations of what went on in the 1770s and 1780s.
American democracy can help fix America’s broken society
Political, economic and cultural power is concentrated in a new national oligarchy that creates resentment. Responsible leadership, of the kind seen in the mid-20th century, is needed to repair the damage.
How the idea of America changed Britain
A land of promise, economic might, uncouth citizens and brutal slavery – there was no one image of America in 19th and early 20th century Britain.
Traitorous Blake motivated by Cold War convictions
George Blake, who died last month at the age of 98, was a Soviet double agent defined by his dangerous loyalty not to money, nor homeland, but to ideological principle.
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Can America lead again?
Iain Martin with guests Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Professor Joseph Nye, Karin von Hippel and Tom McTague on the foreign policy challenge facing the Biden administration.
Can America lead again?
Iain Martin with guests Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Professor Joseph Nye, Karin von Hippel and Tom McTague on the foreign policy challenge facing the Biden administration.
Can America lead again?
Iain Martin with guests Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Professor Joseph Nye, Karin von Hippel and Tom McTague on the foreign policy challenge facing the Biden administration.
Joseph Galloway – the forgotten Founding Father
Was the revolution that created the United States of America inevitable? The life of Joseph Galloway shows what might have been.
Joseph Galloway – the forgotten Founding Father
Was the revolution that created the United States of America inevitable? The life of Joseph Galloway shows what might have been.
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