Long-form writing from leading scholars and commentators on history, statecraft, warfare, philosophy and culture.
Squalor, when sufficiently diluted and distanced through the medium of prose, paint or song, carries an undeniably authentic charge of what it means to be mortal and mired in the f..
In the turbulent 1820s, the rise of diverse nationalisms, demands for constitutional government, and deft management by established regimes, created something new: the idea of a un..
The major forces driving 21st-century change will come not just from the actions of states and corporations but from the intricate lattice of infrastructure networks that connects ..
The claim that we are now closer to nuclear war than at any time in the past is of dubious historical value. Compared to 1962, both the United States and Russia have much better pr..
The Japanese novelist voiced nostalgia for a vanishing traditional Japan, but he also embraced the modern world’s new technologies. His dream of a nation imbued with purpose and pa..
Capitalism has an extraordinary ability to assimilate and exploit the energy of any and all cultural movements. As a result, charismatic outsiders do not really exist anymore. The ..
Chorography is one of English literature’s most eccentric and mercurial forms, mixing antiquarianism, history, poetry, and geography into a patriotic paean to the land and its peop..
The long series of wars between England and France from the 13th to the 15th century perfectly illustrate the techniques employed by the last generations before the creation of Eur..
South Korea is gripped by a political crisis that is yet to run its course, with troubling ramifications both for its allies in Asia and beyond.
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