The price of freedom
The arc of history only bends towards justice when people of goodwill grab hold of it and wrench it in the direction of justice.
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The arc of history only bends towards justice when people of goodwill grab hold of it and wrench it in the direction of justice.
The drug has long been regarded in India as a blessing rather than a curse, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that Indian government production of this ‘gift to the world’ continues tod..
The choice to enlarge NATO was a justifiable response to the geopolitics of the 1990s. The problem was how it happened.
Poland is taking on a leadership role in Europe. The combination of Russian threats, western European passivity and Anglo-American support has paved the way for an eastern regional..
Cities have been reduced to centres of soulless materialism and their citizens to non-stop consumers. If we hope to create beautiful surroundings, a rethink is required.
The idea that the seminal series, The Paintings for the Temple, was the creation of Hilma af Klint alone should be abandoned. It was a project of collaboration between several wome..
Geopolitical trust is intrinsic to the making and breaking of states on the international scene.
The Middle East and North Africa's transition from authoritarianism to democracy has been slow and painful, with both hopeful gains as well as worrisome setbacks.
Quite how and when Vladimir Putin will lose power is unclear, but the inevitable event will offer Russia another opportunity to break with its Soviet past.