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Daisy Dunn on the pursuit of greatness
Foundation myths based on the lives of heroic figures are often used by leaders to affirm ...
September 13, 2024
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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Rob Johnson on Basil Liddell Hart, alchemist of war
Having witnessed first-hand the mechanised onslaught of the Great War, Captain Basil Lidde...
September 12, 2024
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Kori Schake on US grand strategy
The US must adopt a grand strategy of democratic expansion. Only then can global security ...
September 6, 2024
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The search for a promised land with Rachel Cockerell
EI's Alastair Benn speaks to Rachel Cockerell, author of Melting Point: Family, Memory and...
September 5, 2024
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Sergey Radchenko on the past, present and future of Sino-Russian relations
The tumultuous relationship between Red China and the Soviet Union hints at an uncertain f...
August 30, 2024
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Agnès Poirier on Anna de Noailles, bright star of the Belle Époque
Socialite and literary pioneer - Anna de Noailles was a bright star in the firmament of th...
August 29, 2024
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Munira Mirza on how the British elite lost its way
Stagnation at home and turmoil abroad demand a radical rethink of how – and why – Britain ...
August 23, 2024
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What the Romans found funny with Orlando Gibbs
EI's Alastair Benn sits down with Orlando Gibbs to discuss what the Romans found funny, wh...
August 22, 2024
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Ali Ansari on the secret to Cyrus the Great’s success
Few ancient monarchs have enjoyed such a consistent positive reputation as Cyrus the Great...
August 16, 2024