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Rethinking geopolitics by Jeremy Black
Geography and politics are closely intertwined, although that no more means that all geography is political than that all politics is geographical. R…
3 years, 7 months ago
Why the idea of Carthage survived Roman conquest by Richard Miles
The Romans burnt Carthage’s books and buildings – but ‘Punic’ identity remained influential throughout Antiquity. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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3 years, 7 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — The end of history ends by Walter Russell Mead
The era in world history that began with the fall of the Soviet Union is drawing to its close. The post-Cold War Eurasian settlement that the United …
3 years, 7 months ago
The restless search for the fun wars by David J Betz
The West, more specifically the United States, with its major allies alongside it, has been chasing the 'fun wars' for forty years and serially comin…
3 years, 7 months ago
The impact of the First World War on strategy by Hew Strachan
The First World War fundamentally altered our understanding of strategy — we should heed the insights of the era's leading thinkers and generals. Rea…
3 years, 8 months ago
The polymath in the age of specialisation by Peter Burke
Crises of knowledge precipitate drives towards specialisation. In our digital age we still need polymaths. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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3 years, 8 months ago
Authority without knowledge by Erica Benner
The worst form of ignorance in politics is an inflated opinion of one’s own wisdom. In matters of moral judgement, authority-dependence carries grave…
3 years, 8 months ago
Geopolitics and the Mongol Empire by Morris Rossabi
Political and economic concerns were as critical as environmental and geographic factors in forging the unity of the Mongol Empire. Read by Leighton …
3 years, 8 months ago
Fairy Tales of Statehood: the politics of sacred land and divine-kings by Jessica Frazier
Land is the silent, steady, partner in the messy realm of politics and national divides between monarchs. Read by Leighton Pugh. You can find the ess…
3 years, 9 months ago
Why War Again? by Lilia Shevtsova
As hostilities with Russia increase, we must again ask ourselves what drives human beings to conflict, especially after an era of peace. Read by Leig…
3 years, 9 months ago