Notebooks are snapshots from our writers, reflecting on current affairs and underappreciated aspects of culture and history.
The Turkish president's ongoing crackdown against political opponents has left his challengers in disarray, giving him a free hand to continue reshaping the country in his own imag..
The German war hero was an aesthete who sought to be heard only by those who might be willing to listen.
As Putin seeks to avoid another politically damaging mobilisation, the temptation to draw on Moscow's extensive global trafficking networks will only grow.
With the entry of Timor-Leste, ASEAN has gained a tiny new democracy to join its diverse grouping of one-party states, absolute monarchies and military juntas.
The militants on the brink of toppling Mali's junta are affiliated with Al Qaeda. But their original grievances have distinct geographic and cultural elements rooted in a deeper pa..
Western countries seeking to combat the modern ills of loneliness, social fragmentation and political polarisation can learn from their Scandinavian ally's remarkable choral tradit..
The assassination in 1995 of Yitzhak Rabin was a watershed moment in the gradual disintegration of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, paving the way for greater bloodshed in th..
Artificial Intelligence must not be weaponised to downgrade ideas of artistic excellence founded on human genius, elitism and meritocracy.
China's activities in Europe are driven more by opportunism than any grand plot to divide the continent. In geopolitical terms, Beijing treats European countries as extensions of A..
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