Long-form writing from leading scholars and commentators on history, statecraft, warfare, philosophy and culture.
Long before modern debates over diet, early Christians questioned whether abstaining from meat signaled true piety.
During the 1950s, US strategy in East Asia displayed a judicious combination of flexibility and realism, crafting a security order acceptable to America's allies, while avoiding co..
Years of political repression and creeping urban decay have hollowed out the city's soul, designing dissent out of its once-vibrant streets and erasing its rich cosmopolitan past f..
How did a playwright with no formal training design some of Britain’s grandest buildings?
Set during the drama of the French and Indian War, James Fenimore Cooper’s epic tale of survival, love and vengeance captures the many contradictions at the heart of America's nati..
In the face of the Iran war’s impact on global oil flows, Asian capitals are reassessing energy security and the broader geopolitical map.
Revisiting George Kennan’s writings offers an alternative lens for understanding Washington’s contemporary approach to great-power competition in Africa.
In the 21st century, the post-Enlightenment ‘civilisational state’ may become the ideological model for aspiring great powers.
Lessons from the War on Terror and the Arab Spring suggest that President Trump's siege of the Islamic Republic may ultimately weaken the Iranian regime's influence abroad while st..
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