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The Locarno Pact of 1925 provided the foundations for a more just, durable and peaceful European order. Although its early promise was snuffed out by the global crisis of the 1930s..
The traffic lights of today have come a long way from the mechanical, gas-powered device first unveiled in London almost 160 years ago. But will they survive in a world of driverle..
A close examination of the history of statecraft reveals that grand strategy works best when competing ideas collide, and rigorous processes challenge prevailing orthodoxies.
A resurgent Turkey is returning to its Ottoman roots as an essential and influential buffer in the Eurasian balance of power.
Trade wars are never solely about economics, as the Anglo-Irish tariff war of the 1930s reminds us.
If we live in a time of great worries, we also live in a time of great wonders, where the problems that plagued humanity from the beginning of recorded time have been improved beyo..
President Trump's quest for the prestigious prize is unlikely to succeed for one simple reason: they are often awarded to unentitled ‘underdogs’ who express a selfless vision of a ..
A fatal combination of AI exuberance, reckless private credit, and skyrocketing levels of sovereign debt is generating economic bubbles. When they burst, the ensuing global crisis ..
At a time when western intelligence agencies are confronted by mounting threats from hostile states and terrorists, averting disaster requires clear logical processes, strategic fo..
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