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Towards a Westphalia for the Middle East
Westphalia's legacy of compromise and conditional sovereignty shows the way to peace in the Middle East.
Brendan Simms
June 19, 2020
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Human nature and European civilisation
Relativism has left us in an impasse. The ancient study of human nature offers a route out.
Janne Haaland Matláry
June 17, 2020
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Authority without knowledge
The worst form of ignorance in politics is an inflated opinion of one’s own wisdom. In matters of moral judgement, authority-dependence carries grave risks.
Erica Benner
June 17, 2020
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