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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A Few Words about that 'Peace Summit' in DC

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The past few days have seen a considerable amount of (somewhat premature) euphoria regarding a 'peace summit' in Washington DC betwe...
Thursday, March 6, 2025

The word you were looking for is ‘Technofascism’. Here’s why.

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Up to a few years ago, many commentators dismissed the idea that Trump, and the associated MAGA movement, could adequately be described as ‘...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

In Praise of (Pooled) Sovereignty

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Liberals have long maintained a contradictory attitude to the idea of sovereignty. The idea of the rule of law administered within the terri...
Sunday, April 29, 2018

Whither Armenia's 'Velvet Revolution'?

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To say that recent events in Armenia have caught observers – including yours truly - by surprise would an understatement.     Its hybrid, ...
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

On Trump, the Populist Wave, and the Forgotten Virtues of Qualitative Approaches

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What really bothers me about Trump’s win is not just the clear disconnect it has revealed between the political and economic elites and th...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

The War on Experts: Why it Matters

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Politicians like power, and they do so for a variety of reasons.   Most believe their ideas deserve to be realised for the sake of the pub...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

How War in Nagorno-Karabakh Could Spread – and Become a Major Problem for Europe

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Every now and then, the West is reminded of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom it knows nothing (as Neville Chamberlai...