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The end of Pax Britannica
Graeme Thompson on the fall of a liberal world order.
December 11, 2025
The EI Podcast
The EI Podcast brings you weekly conversations and audio essays from leading writers, thinkers and historians. Hosted by Alastair Benn and Paul Lay. Find the EI Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or search The EI Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
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The classical key to the AI revolution
John Tasioulas examines how a classical conception of democracy – distinct from liberal de…
December 4, 2025
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The Risorgimento myth
Gerald Warner on the origins of a ‘black legend’ designed to discredit the once-flourishin…
November 27, 2025
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Dan Wang on China’s quest to engineer the future
EI’s Paul Lay is joined by technology analyst Dan Wang to discuss how China has engineered…
November 21, 2025
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The double agent who introduced Japan to the West
Bill Emmott profiles Lafcadio Hearn, the Anglo-Irish-Greek foreign correspondent who made …
November 14, 2025
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Andrew Ross Sorkin on lessons from the Wall Street Crash
Bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses his new book, ‘1929: The Inside Story of T…
November 7, 2025