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Tech optimists use slime mould, a brainless, single-celled amoeba, as a metaphor for the virtues of artificial intelligence. But a deeper understanding of the power of slime should..
Lyse Doucet, the distinguished journalist and broadcaster, spoke to EI’s Jack Dickens about her new book, ‘The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan’, and what i..
A mercantilist, multipolar geopolitical system appears to be emerging from within the liberal world order, destined to replace it. The experience of Britain's imperial past suggest..
The Italian Prime Minister has so far pursued a careful, pragmatic approach to government. Her greatest test will be whether she can implement her ambitious reform of Italy's const..
As the global economic order continues to fracture, President Xi Jinping is doubling down on China's mercantilist model, deepening Beijing's domestic problems while fuelling discon..
If we want classical music to thrive, we need to pay for it. Culture this sophisticated must, by definition, be cultivated.
The era of magical thinking by Ukraine and its Western allies is over. In the absence of a formal peace treaty, Ukrainian security can only be guaranteed by arming Kyiv to the teet..
Beyond the bluster of his meeting with President Trump, Vladimir Putin is in trouble. Isolated, outmanoeuvred, and stalled on the battlefield, Russia is tottering financially and m..
Only by reviving the classical conception of democracy, distinct from liberal democracy, can our societies reconcile the myriad opportunities and challenges unleashed by Artificial..
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