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Proust was truly modern
Proust was neither reactionary nor futurist but truly modern.
Agnès Poirier
November 25, 2022
Notebooks
Notebooks are snapshots from our writers, reflecting on current affairs and underappreciated aspects of culture and history.
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The West needs to boost its industrial capacity fast
The West must re-examine its capacity to produce critical military supplies.
Mick Ryan
November 24, 2022
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The imbalance of terror: reflections on nuclear deterrence from the 1980s
The geopolitical landscape is evolving: the nuclear threat is back
Susan Colbourn
November 18, 2022
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto-gold turned to dust
At its core, cryptocurrency is a valuable tool based on innovative technology. But as wave after wave of scandal engulfs the industry will it ever throw off its disreputable image?
Jamie Bartlett
November 18, 2022
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Anti-nuclear bomb Germany changing its mind
The German anti-nuclear movement was one of the most powerful political forces in European politics. What has become of it?
Katja Hoyer
November 15, 2022
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Defeat in Ukraine dooms Putin’s distorted historical worldview
Without victory, the essence of Putin's confected vision of history and Russian identity disappears.
Jade McGlynn
November 11, 2022
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A very medieval cost of living crisis
The many disasters that beset Europe in the fourteenth century, following its golden age of expansion, innovation and economic growth, are surprisingly familiar today, with echoes ..
Laurie Purnell Prynn
November 8, 2022
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How Taiwan won the semiconductor race
This small island state in the northern Pacific dominates the global chip industry — what explains Taiwan's success?
Michael Reilly
November 3, 2022
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Chequered history of ministries of all the talents
Ministries of All the Talents have rarely lived up to their promise.
Harry Cluff
October 28, 2022