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Myths and realities of Putinism and NATO expansion

The lack of transparency over NATO expansion can be linked to the Russian leader’s mythologising over his country’s epic struggle.

Vladislav Zubok May 6, 2022

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Can nuclear deterrence preserve the Long Peace between major powers?

For the past sixty years, the use of nuclear weapons has become unthinkable. But with every conflict there comes a point where the unthinkable becomes possible.

Lawrence Freedman May 5, 2022

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Civilisation and Auschwitz are not a contradiction in terms

With Nazism, it was proven, if proof was ever needed, that barbarism does not necessarily stand in contradiction to culture and that even the most noble artistic expressions can in..

Göran Rosenberg April 26, 2022

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How the West can drive a wedge between India and Russia

Helping India remove itself from its structural dependency on Russia is a delicate task. Decoupling must ultimately progress along two paths: providing an alternative to the deep t..

Jack Watling & Sidharth Kaushal April 21, 2022

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Technology transfer across the ages

There are countless instances throughout history of what could be called intellectual property theft - from the appropriation of the technology of Chinese silk manufacture in Byzan..

Daniel T Potts April 21, 2022

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Where does esotericism belong in modern academia and what is its purpose?

Scholars of esotericism are often asked to justify their field of research and its place in modern society. However, esotericism provides fertile ground for radical thinking and is..

Marco Pasi April 20, 2022

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Globalisation — lessons from George Canning on how to remake trade

The current reaction against free trade is a result of a blind faith in the market, but retreat into economic isolation is not a solution either. The policies of George Canning, a ..

David Cowan April 14, 2022

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Foes into friends: Germany’s role in postwar European integration

It is the ultimate irony of the past 20 years of European integration that its very effects are now pushing Germany closer to the position of power which post-war European treaties..

Kiran Klaus Patel April 13, 2022

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America’s return as the reluctant defender of the liberal order

The US cultivated a garden that it grew weary of the burdens of sustaining but, once all other alternatives have been exhausted, the US will be pushed back into defending its liber..

Kori Schake April 6, 2022