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Trump, Europe and Spengler's Revenge

Europe's decline and Spengler's revenge

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The US, Iran, Israel, and the future of the Middle East

US strategic ambiguity in Iran has failed

Christian Emery
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The rules of war are a collective myth

Why the weak still suffer what they must

Alyssa Erspamer
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Trump, China, and the end of Western dominance

The rise of Authoritarian Welfarism

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Iran is the enemy the West created

War with the West needs a theocracy

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Trump, tariffs, and the lessons to learn from Machiavelli

Avoiding the Thucydides trap

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Why You Should Hate Your Job

The case against the work ethic.

John Danaher
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How we got Putin so wrong

Taking Putin at his word

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Francis Fukuyama warns Trump is not a realist

After the end of history

Francis Fukuyama
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The Death of the 9-5

What will the workplace of tomorrow look like?

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India is creating a new world order

Asia’s Chameleon: India, Russia and the Ukraine Inflection Point

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After the end of history

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Why finances muscle wont solve the climate crisis.

Wall Street, not Trump, is deciding our climate future

Our climate policies aren't working on the ground

Angus McNelly
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The End of the West means even more than you think

Trump threatens 2000 years of Western thought

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Trump tariffs have pros and cons, like everything else

We need to be more realistic about Trump tariffs

Dmitry Grozoubinski
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The controversial case for a world government

World government is more desirable than you may think

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When peacekeeping looks a lot like war

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The new space age needs a new politics

The new space age needs a new politics

Nayef Al-Rodhan
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The price of everything and nothing

Today's economy fails to measure value

Harry Carlisle
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We can't just blame Putin for Russia's crimes

The Ethics of Killing in the Russia-Ukraine War

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It is time for the world to embrace uncertainty

Beyond the modernist trap of risk and control

Ian Scoones
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Mathematical Market Models versus Lived Economic Reality

Why maths alone cannot predict the economy

Mathematical proof is not economic fact

Matthew Watson
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After Putin The struggle for power in Russia

After Putin: The struggle for power in Russia

The rising influence of Russia's middlemen

Mark Galeotti
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