The Road Before Me Weeps by Nick Thorpe – An Extract
War and chaos in Syria and Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, and hopelessness in countries bordering war zones have…
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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The Ukrainian Night by Marci Shore, an extract
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Grave New World – A Q&A with Stephen D. King
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‘War: An Enquiry’ by A. C. Grayling – an extract
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‘The Gift of the Gab’ by David Crystal – What makes a good election speech?
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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The Ukrainian Night by Marci Shore, an extract
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Grave New World – A Q&A with Stephen D. King
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‘War: An Enquiry’ by A. C. Grayling – an extract
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‘The Gift of the Gab’ by David Crystal – What makes a good election speech?
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
‘Tis the season to be cosy! Winter has arrived and what could be better than curling up with…
Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age – Susan Landau
Susan Landau, author of Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age, is a leading cybersecurity scholar and former…
Who Loves Ferguson? – An Extract from Mustafa Dikeç’s Urban Rage
Mustafa Dikeç’s Urban Rage: The Revolt of the Excluded explores unrest in contemporary urban communities. Using examples from all over…
Should Universities Deny Free Speech on Campus? by Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman
Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman Can public universities use concerns about violence to deny requests to have white nationalists…
ISIS, Christianity, and the Pact of Umar by David J. Wasserstein
David J. Wasserstein— When ISIS forces took the Iraqi city of Mosul in the summer of 2014,…
5 Books to Read Right Now: Current Affairs
2017 has been an unpredictable year in world politics. To help you cut through the clamour of the…
Grave New World – A Q&A with Stephen D. King
To mark the publication of Stephen D. King’s Grave New World: The End of Globalization, The Return of…
‘The Gift of the Gab’ by David Crystal – What makes a good election speech?
With the snap general election announced in Britain, the French election currently in progress, and the extensive coverage of the…
Criminal Politicians on the World Stage by Milan Vaishnav
In India, the world’s largest democracy, the symbiotic relationship between crime and politics has puzzled political analysts for…
Blood, Dreams and Gold: Burma’s Past Catches up with its Future
‘At one time Burma was a thriving and prosperous regional hub; the hope is that it can eventually…
Austerity: Reading Between the Lines of the Economic Debate
In his searching new book, Austerity: the Great Failure, historian Florian Schui tackles the central economic debate that has emerged from…
Mark Harrison, author of ‘Contagion’, explores the complex and deep-seated anxieties which often accompany trade between nations
In the summer of 2008 I visited Seoul to give lectures at a symposium on medical humanities. Having…
‘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…
The Next Cold War or Nuclear Alarmism? New book looks at Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran
The UN’s relationship with Iran is at an all time low; the IAEA’s recent nuclear inspections in the country were…
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