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History Lessons—Katja Hoyer on the rise and fall of the German Empire, 1871–1918
Episode 54
On the latest episode of History Lessons, Mattias Hessérus is in conversation with Katja Hoyer on the creation of the German empire, the role of Otto…
4 years, 4 months ago
Cool war by Noah Feldman
While the US remains the sole reigning super power, the rise of China adds complexity to the current world order. Geostrategic conflict is inevitable…
4 years, 4 months ago
Russia and geopolitics by Anna-Lena Laurén
As the largest country in the world, Russia's might past and present has an inherent link to its geopolitics. But since the decline of the Soviet Uni…
4 years, 4 months ago
Fantasy in Middle Eastern nation-making by Nathan Shachar
There is frequently no real reason why one person has more claim to live or even rule over a piece of land than another. A reason, however must be pr…
4 years, 4 months ago
You are not as clever as you think by Mark Pagel
Why do humans accumulate ideas, knowledge and technologies while other animals are seemingly stick doing the same thing over and over never getting b…
4 years, 5 months ago
Adrian Wooldridge on the return of religion
Voltaire predicted that religion would be defunct in fifty year's time. Karl Marx called it the opium of the masses and Nietzsche declared that God i…
4 years, 5 months ago
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, 5 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, 7 months ago
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, 7 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, 7 months ago