While the US remains the sole reigning super power, the rise of China adds complexity to the current world order. Geostrategic conflict is inevitable, but mutual economic interdependence can help manage that conflict and keep it from spiralling out of control.
As the largest country in the world, Russia’s might past and present has an inherent link to its geopolitics. But since the decline of the Soviet Union, Moscow’s eyes are constantly straying beyond the national borders. In Russia, expansion is often regarded as a means of self-defence.
There is frequently no real reason why one person has more claim to live or even rule over a piece of land than another. A reason, however, must be provided and it can often be found in a fantastical interpretation of history.
The history of man is a story of mimicry and copying rather than innovation and ‘light-bulb moments’.
Voltaire predicted that religion would be defunct in fifty year’s time. Karl Marx called it the opium of the masses and Nietzsche declared that God is dead. Adrian Wooldridge is now saying that He is back. From the rise of Islamic extremism to American evangelism, the twenty-first century is seeing a religious renaissance.
For the Worldview podcast, Iain Martin is joined by Hal Brands, the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Together, they discuss the theories of Halford Mackinder and how in 1904, he charted out a map of the tumultuous century to follow.
On the latest episode of History Lessons, Mattias Hessérus talks to Adrian Wooldridge on the history and future of meritocracy, spanning from Tang dynasty China to Trump’s America.
On the latest edition of History Lessons, Mattias Hessérus is in conversation with historian Andrew Roberts on his mission to repair the reputation of Britain’s most maligned and misunderstood monarch.
Studying the evolution of Austria in the 20th century offers deep insight into essential Western political categories. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The story of how, over the course of three generations, the royal dynasty of Wessex went from near oblivion to fashioning a kingdom that still endures today is the most remarkable and momentous in the island’s history. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The early modern Italian republics are often portrayed as models of bad government. But the fusion of civic humanism and Christianity they championed endures to this day. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Iain Martin is joined by leading security and international relations experts to discuss the legacy of 9/11, the future of Western-led interventions and the meaning of the NATO exit from Afghanistan. Can the West continue to shape world order or is it being replaced? This episode was recorded on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of 9/11.
Nationalism is often thought of as a modern development – but its traces can be found in antiquity. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The influenza pandemic behaved much like the conflict itself – picking out the young and fit before their time. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The Victorians saw Plato’s Republic as an indispensable guide to reform of the public sphere – we should follow their lead. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Renaissance statesman and political theorist, saw factional politics as essential to the prosperity of the Roman Empire and his native Florence. Are today’s partisan divisions as beneficial? Read by Leighton Pugh.
Karl Marx was wrong about revolutions – in practice, they beget Caesars and Napoleons. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Social upheaval has often been a catalyst for artistic change – the Renaissance was no exception. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Empty city London had its harbingers in literature and history. How will it emerge from its isolation? Read by Leighton Pugh.
Despite globalisation, the nation state retains its privileged position in world politics. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Beijing wants to foster a world where Chinese standards replace those of the post-1945 US-led system. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Mattias Hessérus in conversation with Jonathan Dimbleby on the strategic decision that cost Hitler the war.
The tension between independence and compliance is everywhere in society – but in medicine, reason must come before rules. Read by Leighton Pugh.
This period of turbulence could turn today’s twenty-somethings into the leaders of a new liberal revolution. Read by Leighton Pugh.
While the US remains the sole reigning super power, the rise of China adds complexity to the current world order. Geostrategic conflict is inevitable, but mutual economic interdependence can help manage that conflict and keep it from spiralling out of control.
As the largest country in the world, Russia’s might past and present has an inherent link to its geopolitics. But since the decline of the Soviet Union, Moscow’s eyes are constantly straying beyond the national borders. In Russia, expansion is often regarded as a means of self-defence.
There is frequently no real reason why one person has more claim to live or even rule over a piece of land than another. A reason, however, must be provided and it can often be found in a fantastical interpretation of history.
The history of man is a story of mimicry and copying rather than innovation and ‘light-bulb moments’.
Voltaire predicted that religion would be defunct in fifty year’s time. Karl Marx called it the opium of the masses and Nietzsche declared that God is dead. Adrian Wooldridge is now saying that He is back. From the rise of Islamic extremism to American evangelism, the twenty-first century is seeing a religious renaissance.
For the Worldview podcast, Iain Martin is joined by Hal Brands, the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Together, they discuss the theories of Halford Mackinder and how in 1904, he charted out a map of the tumultuous century to follow.
On the latest episode of History Lessons, Mattias Hessérus talks to Adrian Wooldridge on the history and future of meritocracy, spanning from Tang dynasty China to Trump’s America.
On the latest edition of History Lessons, Mattias Hessérus is in conversation with historian Andrew Roberts on his mission to repair the reputation of Britain’s most maligned and misunderstood monarch.
Studying the evolution of Austria in the 20th century offers deep insight into essential Western political categories. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The story of how, over the course of three generations, the royal dynasty of Wessex went from near oblivion to fashioning a kingdom that still endures today is the most remarkable and momentous in the island’s history. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The early modern Italian republics are often portrayed as models of bad government. But the fusion of civic humanism and Christianity they championed endures to this day. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Iain Martin is joined by leading security and international relations experts to discuss the legacy of 9/11, the future of Western-led interventions and the meaning of the NATO exit from Afghanistan. Can the West continue to shape world order or is it being replaced? This episode was recorded on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of 9/11.
Nationalism is often thought of as a modern development – but its traces can be found in antiquity. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The influenza pandemic behaved much like the conflict itself – picking out the young and fit before their time. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The Victorians saw Plato’s Republic as an indispensable guide to reform of the public sphere – we should follow their lead. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Renaissance statesman and political theorist, saw factional politics as essential to the prosperity of the Roman Empire and his native Florence. Are today’s partisan divisions as beneficial? Read by Leighton Pugh.
Karl Marx was wrong about revolutions – in practice, they beget Caesars and Napoleons. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Social upheaval has often been a catalyst for artistic change – the Renaissance was no exception. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Empty city London had its harbingers in literature and history. How will it emerge from its isolation? Read by Leighton Pugh.
Despite globalisation, the nation state retains its privileged position in world politics. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Beijing wants to foster a world where Chinese standards replace those of the post-1945 US-led system. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Mattias Hessérus in conversation with Jonathan Dimbleby on the strategic decision that cost Hitler the war.
The tension between independence and compliance is everywhere in society – but in medicine, reason must come before rules. Read by Leighton Pugh.
This period of turbulence could turn today’s twenty-somethings into the leaders of a new liberal revolution. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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