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Branko Milanovic on the joys of bookstores. I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor…

Cornelius Adebahr argues that Rome holds lessons for those worried by Europe's over centralising tendencies.   67 years ago today, on 25 March 1957, Europe’s…

Before we begin, I should clarify that this is a framework proposed in the abstract and does not represent the views or approaches (or any approaches that have been seriously…

Markus H.-P. Müller argues that when it comes to AI and ESG we need to get used to living in a state of policy flux on both issues. A question I am often asked, because I work in…

Shahram Akbarzadeh, Amin Naeni, Ihsan Yilmaz and Galib Bashirov detail new research on digital authoritarianism and the role of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Iran. The…

In response to recent interest, Branko Milanovic explores whether Burnham’s ideas have stood the test of time. Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I…

Alfredo Toro Hardy analyses the risks of war between China and the U.S. over Taiwan. For several decades, America’s policy towards Taiwan was based on so called “strategic…

Iran’s regime is using digital repression to control the country’s citizens and further isolate them from the world. The EU should ensure safe online spaces for Iranian activists…

Brian Stoddart on why the study of popular culture has much to offer the world of international affairs and development. While we know instinctively that popular culture in…

Scott Montgomery explores how ageism has crept into American politics with possible ramifications for the world.  Ever since Joe Biden somehow found his way to the oval…