Long-form writing from leading scholars and commentators on history, statecraft, warfare, philosophy and culture.
In the aftermath of the the Second World War, European policymakers struggled to resolve the security dilemma that had long cursed Franco-German relations. American energy and skil..
Elisabeth Kendall, acclaimed expert on jihadist movements and the Arab World, spoke to EI’s Jack Dickens about the current state of the Middle East, what drives the Houthis, and wh..
In The Birds of America, a monumental achievement in every sense, John James Audubon wanted more than to illustrate nature. He made it come alive in his art, humbling mankind in th..
In order to understand the profound transformations, and boundless potential, unleashed by artificial intelligence, we need to expand our own intellectual horizons into the realms ..
Contributors to Engelsberg Ideas share the books they’ve enjoyed in the summers of their lives.
The profound legacies of the Mughal Empire, forged through a remarkable fusion of Persian and Sanskrit worlds, are now under siege from a mythical vision of India’s past.
Throughout the Second World War, the Western allies prioritised industrial production over ever-larger armies, fighting a high-tech, mechanised form of warfare.
The substitution of Large Language Models for genuine thinking is a generational threat. At stake is no less than the life of the mind.
By learning the lessons of the 'long' 20th century, Western leaders can rebuild a more just and resilient international system fit for a new age of great-power competition.
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