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Sully, Richelieu, and Mazarin
Paul Lay and Iskander Rehman discuss masters of early modern statecraft: the Duke of Sully, Cardinal Richelieu, and Cardinal Mazarin.
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2 years, 10 months ago
Can warfare ever be considered modern?
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, 11 months ago
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, 11 months ago
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 Dam…
2 years, 11 months ago
Machiavelli's foundational contribution to the study of statecraft
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn are joined by Alexander Lee, biographer of Niccolò Machiavelli, to discuss the Renaissance thinker's foundational contribu…
2 years, 11 months ago
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, 11 months ago
The deep meaning of 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, 11 months ago
Do we know the truth about the Thirty Years’ War?
Different perspectives and eye-witness accounts reveal historical fallacies and myths about the war. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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2 years, 11 months ago
The problem with Classical music
Paul Lay and Alastair Benn discuss the future of Classical music.
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2 years, 11 months ago
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, 11 months ago