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The US should engage in a more intense and uncompromising dialogue about the division of labour and the hard trade-offs between allies.
Liberty was central to the idea of Venice, but was remarkably fragile. The republic had to guard it fiercely and expound it as a tangible way of living for flawed human beings.
Henry Kissinger saw Otto von Bismarck’s traits in twentieth-century figures such as Konrad Adenauer and Charles De Gaulle — each their own form of ‘white revolutionary'.
Humans discovered agriculture far earlier than previously thought; so why did they give up on it?
Throughout history, humans have expressed pessimism about the present and future prospects of society. Today is no different, but reframing our thinking may help us come to terms w..
Navigating politico-religious disagreements in a spirit of civility is nigh-on impossible in eras in which the meaning of civility itself is contested. How do we speak to each othe..
Changing technology, climate change, and transformations in global finance mean another new era for cities is dawning: the fifth, or digital, age.
The purchase of the Suez Canal by British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli was presented in contemporary press reports as a uniquely patriotic and liberal move, one that cemented t..
Military institutions – and the broader national security community – in the twenty-first century will need the discipline to explore new ideas, discard old concepts and institutio..
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