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Can warfare ever be considered modern? By Rob Johnson
Even with all its data and technology, contemporary conflict fits uneasily with our definitions of modernity. Read by Leighton Pugh
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2 years, 6 months ago
EI Talks... AI and the threat to the arts
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Times columnist James Marriott to discuss whether Artificial Intelligence poses an existential threat to the…
2 years, 6 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — War and statehood by Philip Bobbitt
Warfare made the early modern state. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Image: Renaissance-era woodcut of King Louis IX of France and his army disembarking at D…
2 years, 6 months ago
EI Talks... Machiavelli
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Alexander Lee, biographer of Niccolò Machiavelli, to discuss the Renaissance thinker's foundational contribu…
2 years, 6 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Clashing histories and present-day tensions in East Asia by Rana Mitter
As China ramps up its military spending, the government in Beijing plays up its role in the Second World War. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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2 years, 6 months ago
EI Talks... Cricket
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the deep meaning of Cricket in light of the forthcoming Ashes series between England and Australia, and the recent…
2 years, 6 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Do we know the truth about the Thirty Years’ War? By Dick Harrison
Different perspectives and eye-witness accounts reveal historical fallacies and myths about the war. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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2 years, 7 months ago
EI Talks... the problem with Classical music
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the future of Classical music.
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2 years, 7 months ago
EI Talks... strategy, resilience and defence
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the London Defence Conference and the return of strategic thinking to the Western alliance.
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2 years, 7 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Each Charter’d Street: Taking the long view on urban planning by Nicholas Boys Smith
For as long as there have been cities they have attracted admiration and fear. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Eighteenth century map of London. Credit…
2 years, 7 months ago