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 spurred several million refugees and migrants…
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In Search of the River Jordan
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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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In Search of the River Jordan
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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 a cuppa and a book? Whether…
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 Google privacy analyst. Below, she uncovers…
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 the world, Dikeç argues that urban uprisings stem…
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 speak on campus? Recently, the University of…
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, and later on when they took…
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 news cycle, we have curated a list…
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 History, we chatted to Stephen about…
‘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 continuing effects of the US election…
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 years. How can free and fair…
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 reclaim some of its former eminence.’…
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 the Great Recession: whether decreasing government…
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 never visited South Korea before, I…
‘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 is it that after more than…
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 a failure; military conflict with Israel…
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