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Worldview— the Eurasian century
Episode 48
For the Worldview podcast, Iain Martin is joined by Hal Brands, the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins…
4 years, 3 months ago
History Lessons— Adrian Wooldridge on the history of meritocracy
Episode 47
In this week's episode of History Lessons, Mattias speaks to Adrian Wooldridge on the history and future of meritocracy, spanning Tang dynasty China …
4 years, 5 months ago
EI Weekly Listen - Martina Winkelhofer-Thyri on whether Austria is a nation, state or an empire
Studying the evolution of Austria in the 20th century offers deep insight into essential Western political categories. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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4 years, 5 months ago
Andrew Roberts on George III
Episode 45
On the latest edition of History Lessons, Mattias Hessérus is in conversation with historian Andrew Roberts on his mission to repair the reputation o…
4 years, 5 months ago
EI Weekly Listen - Tom Holland on Æthelstan and the forging of a United Kingdom of England
The story of how, over the course of three generations, the royal dynasty of Wessex went from near oblivion to fashioning a kingdom that still endure…
4 years, 6 months ago
EI Weekly Listen - Maurizio Viroli on the virtues of the city-state
The early modern Italian republics are often portrayed as models of bad government. But the fusion of civic humanism and Christianity they championed…
4 years, 6 months ago
Worldview - what is the future of the West?
Episode 42
Iain Martin is joined by leading security and international relations experts to discuss the legacy of 9/11, the future of Western-led interventions …
4 years, 6 months ago
EI Weekly Listen - Robin Lane Fox on nationalism in the classical world
Nationalism is often thought of as a modern development - but its traces can be found in antiquity. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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4 years, 6 months ago
EI Weekly Listen - Hew Strachan on the cost of the 1918-19 pandemic
The influenza pandemic behaved much like the conflict itself - picking out the young and fit before their time. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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4 years, 7 months ago
EI Weekly Listen – Alexander Lee on Machiavelli and civil strife
Niccolo Machiavelli, Renaissance statesman and political theorist, saw factional politics as essential to the prosperity of the Roman Empire and his …
4 years, 7 months ago