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Epic news
What are myths for? More than entertainment alone, these epic tales helped the Ancients follow current affairs.
Jessica Frazier
November 4, 2022
Essays
Long-form writing from leading scholars and commentators on history, statecraft, warfare, philosophy and culture.
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Superforecasting will not save us
The value of forecasts lies in how they help us shape the future. We should prioritise understanding what we can do.
Suzanne Raine
November 4, 2022
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Liberty at risk as threats to freedom grow
Non-western elites are redefining freedom on their own terms, as sovereignty, state security and stability. But the world becoming a lot less free should concern us all.
Peter Frankopan
November 4, 2022
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Ukraine can win the peace
A stronger country will emerge after the war. Expect a Ukraine that talks on its own terms to its allies.
Andrew Wilson
October 28, 2022
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In defence of freedom in fiction
While we may think we have moved beyond the censorship of the past, writers' artistic freedoms are still constrained.
Alexander McCall Smith
October 26, 2022
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What are leaders good for?
Good leadership in modern politics is less to do with the sort of charisma and magic touch favoured by pundits than charting a clear direction that the public wants to follow.
Vernon Bogdanor
October 20, 2022
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How the individual invented the modern West
The European Middle Ages have been deemed an era of regression but this couldn't be further from the truth. In this period, the foundations were laid to establish a liberal West ce..
Larry Siedentop
October 19, 2022
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A tale of three generals — how the Ukrainian military turned the tide
Over the past three months the wider world has watched Ukrainian army offensives with amazement. While impressive, their successes are not miracles and can be explained by superb l..
Mick Ryan
October 14, 2022
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Digital revolution: a splash in the cognitive space?
The effects of digital communication on the human brain are profound. We must understand these changes before it's too late.
Martin Ingvar
October 12, 2022