Democracy in Retreat: Joshua Kurlantzick paints a picture of global decline
Though we may be uncertain of when or how it will come about, there exists a common assumption…
Current Affairs
‘Northern Ireland: The Reluctant Peace’. Author Article by Feargal Cochrane
In this thoughtful and engaging article, Feargal Cochrane looks at Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ from the late 1960s to…
‘The New Sorcerer’s Apprentices?’ Article by ‘Earthmasters’ Author Clive Hamilton
Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering by Clive Hamilton goes to the heart of the unfolding…
‘Peak Urbanization?’ Author Article by Lyric Hughes Hale
As global demand for energy grows and prices rise, a city’s energy consumption becomes increasingly tied to its…
A Video Introduction to the Groundbreaking ‘War / Photography’ Exhibition
War/Photography surveys both iconic and newly discovered photographs of war and conflict, from daguerreotypes documenting the Crimean and…
‘Kenya Between Hope and Despair. Again’ Author Article by Daniel Branch
The people of Kenya currently await the results of their key general election, their first since the contest…
Author Article: ‘Is Humanity Suicidal?’ by Lyric Hughes Hale
Yale author Lyric Hughes Hale reads The Carbon Crunch by Dieter Helm and asks some troubling questions regarding humanity’s…
‘Climate change is just getting worse and worse…’
Author Dieter Helm talks about some of the key issues explored in his new book for Yale, The Carbon Crunch. Why…
New book on Syria by David Lesch charts the Fall of the House of Assad
In his new book Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad, David Lesch, one of the only Westerners…
Candid China: Gerard Lemos on interviewing Chinese citizens
The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the Future is a unique and important new book…
Democracy, Interrupted: New book by Jo Tuckman investigates the murky world of Mexican politics
Out now, Mexico: Democracy Interrupted is a frank portrait of the country since the historic 2000 presidential election….
Punching Below our Weight: Frank Ledwidge takes aim at military leaders with his new ebook short
Frank Ledwidge, author of the bestselling and controversial book on British military policy Losing Small Wars, returns with…
Peter Marsh on the democratisation of manufacturing
Peter Marsh is a top Financial Times journalist and author of The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization and the End of…
State of Confusion: Alison Pargeter on visiting Colonel Qaddafi’s Libya
Alison Pargeter’s new book Libya: The Rise and Fall of Qaddafi tells the entire story of Qaddafi’s regime,…
For Richer, for Poorer? The European Union that Never Was: Author Article by Lyric Hale
In the next instalment of her regular column, top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale discusses the European Union’s economic…