Notebooks are snapshots from our writers, reflecting on current affairs and underappreciated aspects of culture and history.
Sino-African relations are fraught with problems and power imbalances. But American disinterest in the continent’s problems has allowed China to emerge as a reliable, if imperfect,..
Leisure is an attitude of receptive contemplation, the source, according to the ancient Greeks, of our intellectual and spiritual knowledge. It's time to rediscover its true meanin..
Despite his apparent disdain for Latin America, President Trump's political style and strongman tendencies are the recognisable product of a wider, pan-American political culture w..
The ritual of the pedilavium communicates as vividly as anything the fundamental nature of Christ, and what is perpetually revolutionary and challenging about the Christian message..
The current trade war is a consequence of successive American presidents' failure to stand up to China as it returned to hardline state control of the economy. The global economy i..
The classic bookstore is a potent if endangered symbol of what America was meant to be – a republic of small traders and independent thinking.
In war and diplomacy, personal relationships between leaders can shape the course of events in complex and unpredictable ways. Yet those who know their geopolitical adversaries are..
In an age of rising authoritarianism, those who championed democracy from behind the Iron Curtain provide an invaluable source of knowledge and courage.
A diplomatic resolution to the war in Ukraine would provide an opportunity for Russia to cease being a revanchist empire and emerge as a normal European country. The geopolitical d..
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