Inside the Russian psyche
The UK remains surprisingly reluctant to dig deep into the patterns shaping Russia’s view of the world
Frank Ramsey: a giant among Titans
The short life of the mathematician and philosopher continues to have a profound impact
Machiavelli’s virtue politics
Modern politicians can learn from the Renaissance
Goodthink and crimethink
Linguistic revisionism leads to rapid substitution of meaning: words are deployed as weapons to shut down independent thought
Engineering the soul of China
Xi’s revolution in values and education is a tool for totalitarianism
Prophets and messiahs
Deep inequality, a mismanaged pandemic, widespread violence and a tanking economy. How did Brazil get into this mire?
D’où parles-tu? The post-truth world
Power, illusion and the open society: how postmodernism undermines our foundational concepts
The importance of talking about nothing
Covid-19 is forcing abrupt change on Japanese office life and traditions
Why Schiller still matters
The great dramatist was an Enlightenment philosopher as well as playwright. His inquiries into humanity had a political dimension
Staking claims on thin ice: the new Silk Road
Shipping routes are opening up in the Arctic due to climate change. This is a development fraught with environmental and geopolitical risk