Long-form writing from leading scholars and commentators on history, statecraft, warfare, philosophy and culture.
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.
Sooner rather than later, NATO leaders will have to address the issue of expansion directly, as they position the alliance to deal with Russia in the years ahead.
Russia is a Near Eastern country now subordinated to East Asia, but historically it has prospered most when tied closely to Europe.
President Trump’s recent confrontation with Iran is consistent with his longstanding approach to the Middle East – to strengthen America’s national security while seeking to reduce..
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