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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, 4 months ago
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, 4 months ago
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, 5 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, 5 months ago
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, 5 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, 5 months ago
How to fix the future, Estonian style by Andrew Keen
Rather than protecting individual data privacy, the fate of democracy in our networked age might depend on establishing a new, radically transparent …
3 years, 5 months ago
Worldview — Revolution and evolution: the history of the book
In around 1440 AD, a goldsmith called Johannes Gutenberg began assembling the apparatus that would eventually become known as the first Western print…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why the nation beat the empire in the battle of nineteenth century ideas by Jeremy Jennings
A history of the nineteenth century tells not just of newly-formed nations, but of newly-developing nationalism. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Image: Carvin…
3 years, 5 months ago
Worldview — Pressure on the power network
The West must have an adaptable power grid to meet the challenges of this geopolitical energy crisis.
In this episode of Worldview, Adam Boulton is j…
3 years, 6 months ago