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EI Weekly Listen — Information war does not exist by Peter Pomerantsev
In the Cold War the Kremlin tried to convince foreign audiences its disinformation campaigns were real, today the aim seems to be different. Read by …
3 years, 1 month ago
EI Weekly Listen — The ancient roots of the modern holy war by Tom Holland
The crusades, jihad, and wars in defence of intangible ideals all have their origins in a short-lived conflict in the 6th century BC. Read by Leighto…
3 years, 2 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — From the Silk Road to the information superhighway by Peter Frankopan
Globalisation may appear to be a cornerstone of modernity but humans have always both craved and feared connection, be it social, commercial, spiritu…
3 years, 2 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Finding Garibaldi by Lucy Riall
Garibaldi’s retreat to his home in Caprera spawned a liberal-nationalist ideal of statesmanship that would live long in the European imagination. Rea…
3 years, 2 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — What did it mean to belong to the Holy Roman Empire? by Peter Wilson
The Holy Roman Empire was neither a nation state nor indeed a conventional empire. Instead, its inhabitants were unified through a web of legal right…
3 years, 2 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Towards a Westphalia for the Middle East by Brendan Simms
Westphalia’s legacy of compromise and conditional sovereignty shows the way to peace in the Middle East. Read by Leighton Pugh.
The Ratification of t…
3 years, 2 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — What is mistake theory and can it save the humanities? By Claire Lehmann
While critical theory is not without its uses, it is time that we take a more constructive approach to social issues. ‘Mistake theory’ can offer a us…
3 years, 3 months ago
Worldview — Genome, the dangers and potential of gene editing
It is now clear that genetically editing human beings is not only possible, but increasingly simple. The ethical considerations of this development o…
3 years, 3 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — The Case of East Asia by Jonathan Fenby
East Asia, especially China's, economic rise in the latter half of the twentieth century was sudden and impressive but now, growth is stalling. This,…
3 years, 3 months ago
Worldview — China and India: a new struggle for dominance
For thousands of years, India and China had relatively little contact, but following China's annexation of Tibet and the end of European colonialism,…
3 years, 3 months ago