The ‘good slut’ and the question of the good life What passes for sexual freedom in contemporary culture is often a retreat from moral judgment.

What passes for sexual freedom in contemporary culture is often a retreat from moral judgment.

The ‘good slut’ and the question of the good life | @tiffanyjenkins.bsky.social

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Borneo gains a new prominence in Malaysia's political landscape The fracturing of politics in Peninsular Malaysia has shattered the Malay-Muslim ascendancy that shaped the country.

The fracturing of politics in Peninsular Malaysia has shattered the Malay-Muslim ascendancy that shaped the country.

Borneo gains a new prominence in Malaysia’s political landscape | Imran Shamsunahar (@asiaanalyst47.bsky.social)

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The ‘good slut’ and the question of the good life What passes for sexual freedom in contemporary culture is often a retreat from moral judgment.

What passes for sexual freedom in contemporary culture is often a retreat from moral judgment.

The ‘good slut’ and the question of the good life | @tiffanyjenkins.bsky.social

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Iran targets its diaspora As the Islamic Republic faces crisis at home, it seeks to assert tighter control over an increasingly vocal Iranian diaspora in the West.

As the Islamic Republic faces crisis at home, it seeks to assert tighter control over an increasingly vocal Iranian diaspora in the West.

Iran targets its diaspora | Kasra Aarabi & Saeid Golkar

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'Ultimately, the summit was most significant for its political diversity. The fierce debates between delegates proved that the future of the postcolonial world was not set in stone.'

In my latest for EI, I explore how debates and disagreements gave the Bandung Conference a lasting political power.

The anatomy of the spy novel From the gung-ho glamour of Ian Fleming’s James Bond to the decline and disorder of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses, postwar spy novels have captured the shifting myths, legends and caricatures surrounding ...

🎧Audio essay: The anatomy of the spy novel

From the gung-ho glamour of Ian Fleming’s James Bond to the disorder of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses, postwar spy novels have tried to capture the shifting myths surrounding the secret world.

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Hitler’s architect of illusions Hitler’s chief architect, Albert Speer, cultivated his image as the 'good Nazi' as a calculated reinvention of his role in the Third Reich.

Hitler’s chief architect, Albert Speer, cultivated an image as the 'good Nazi' – a calculated reinvention of his role in the Third Reich.

Hitler’s architect of illusions |
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Bandung and the birth of non-alignment In 1955, leaders from Asia and Africa convened to assert their independence from superpower blocs, sowing the seeds of the Non-Aligned Movement.

In 1955, leaders from Asia and Africa convened to assert their independence from superpower blocs, sowing the seeds of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Bandung and the birth of non-alignment | Alex White

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Hitler’s architect of illusions Hitler’s chief architect, Albert Speer, cultivated his image as the 'good Nazi' as a calculated reinvention of his role in the Third Reich.

Hitler’s chief architect, Albert Speer, cultivated an image as the 'good Nazi' – a calculated reinvention of his role in the Third Reich.

Hitler’s architect of illusions |
@mortenhoijensen.bsky.social

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The art of photographic deception Long before AI-generated images, photographers and entrepreneurs manipulated photographs, blending fiction and reality to often mesmerising effect.

The art of photographic deception | Cath Pound

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Athens and Sparta's epic struggle for supremacy The rival city-states were radically different expressions of a wider Classical Greek world, with each representing a divergent – and competing – experiment in how to organise human societies during w...

Athens and Sparta’s epic struggle for supremacy | Adrian Goldsworthy

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How to wage economic warfare Economic warfare works slowly, gradually imposing ever higher costs on the enemy. But there is no single trick that causes an adversary's war effort to falter.

Economic warfare works slowly, gradually imposing ever higher costs on the enemy. But there is no single trick that causes an adversary's war effort to falter.

How to wage economic warfare | @duncanweldon.bsky.social

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I loved writing this piece about one of the most influential but least appreciated women in British history!

The making of modern science Any history of the West's scientific revolution must explain how science generates new discoveries and ways of thinking about the natural world. Social-constructivist approaches have failed to provide...

Any history of the West's scientific revolution must explain how science generates new discoveries. Social-constructivist approaches have failed to provide a convincing account.

The making of modern science | David Wootton

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How Communism conquered China The Chinese Communist Party defeated its rivals because it was a formidably effective political organisation that captured the hearts and minds of China's elites.

How Communism conquered China | Clark Aoqi Wu

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Can the United Nations survive? Eighty years since its creation, the UN is struggling to compete in an ever more fragmented geopolitical landscape, in which rival organisations present a fundamental challenge to its mission and auth...

Eighty years since its creation, the UN is struggling to compete in an ever more fragmented geopolitical landscape.

Can the United Nations survive? | Peter Caddick-Adams

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Eglantyne Jebb and the birth of Save the Children A controversial figure in her own age, the founder of Save the Children overcame arrest and prosecution to establish what is now the world’s leading independent development agency for the young.

A controversial figure in her own age, the philanthropist and campaigner overcame arrest and prosecution to establish what is now the world’s leading charity for the young.

Eglantyne Jebb and the birth of Save the Children | Clare Mulley

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Why Israel is losing America By refusing to bring his wars to a close, Benjamin Netanyahu is placing the vital partnership between the United States and Israel in grave peril.

By refusing to bring his wars to a close, Benjamin Netanyahu is placing the vital partnership between the United States and Israel in grave peril.

Why Israel is losing America | @mpolymer1.bsky.social

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Russia’s war for demographic control Russia is remaking the demographic structure of cities such as Mariupol, with implications that extend far beyond the current phase of the war.

📝 NEW | Russia is remaking the demographic structure of cities such as Mariupol, with implications that extend far beyond the current phase of the war.

Read Dr Jade McGlynn's latest for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social

An imaginative and informative exhibition, which is on at the Ashmolean Museum throughout the spring and summer. I found a lot to enjoy, despite not being a gardener...

Eglantyne Jebb and the birth of Save the Children A controversial figure in her own age, the founder of Save the Children overcame arrest and prosecution to establish what is now the world’s leading independent development agency for the young.

A controversial figure in her own age, the philanthropist and campaigner overcame arrest and prosecution to establish what is now the world’s leading charity for the young.

Eglantyne Jebb and the birth of Save the Children | Clare Mulley

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Can the United Nations survive? Eighty years since its creation, the UN is struggling to compete in an ever more fragmented geopolitical landscape, in which rival organisations present a fundamental challenge to its mission and auth...

Eighty years since its creation, the UN is struggling to compete in an ever more fragmented geopolitical landscape.

Can the United Nations survive? | Peter Caddick-Adams

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The unravelling of Indonesia's middleman economy Indonesia built an economy rooted in mercantile trade, leaving it vulnerable in a world that increasingly cuts out the middleman. Yet it may be too late to become a nation of makers instead.

Indonesia built an economy rooted in mercantile trade, leaving it vulnerable in a world that increasingly cuts out the middleman. Yet it may be too late to become a nation of makers instead.

The unravelling of Indonesia’s middleman economy | Rayhan Prabu

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The unravelling of Indonesia's middleman economy Indonesia built an economy rooted in mercantile trade, leaving it vulnerable in a world that increasingly cuts out the middleman. Yet it may be too late to become a nation of makers instead.

Indonesia built an economy rooted in mercantile trade, leaving it vulnerable in a world that increasingly cuts out the middleman. Yet it may be too late to become a nation of makers instead.

The unravelling of Indonesia’s middleman economy | Rayhan Prabu

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Russia’s war for demographic control Russia is remaking the demographic structure of cities such as Mariupol, with implications that extend far beyond the current phase of the war.

Russia is remaking the demographic structure of cities such as Mariupol, with implications that extend far beyond the current phase of the war.

Russia’s war for demographic control | @drjademcglynn.bsky.social

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The lost art of statecraft The great European statesmen of the 19th century understood that diplomacy is a fine art, which requires a cultivated mind and the courage to cross narrow disciplinary boundaries.

The great European statesmen of the 19th century understood that diplomacy is a fine art, which requires a cultivated mind and the courage to cross narrow disciplinary boundaries.

The lost art of statecraft | @chountisdefabbri.bsky.social

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How Communism conquered China The Chinese Communist Party defeated its rivals because it was a formidably effective political organisation that captured the hearts and minds of China's elites.

How Communism conquered China | Clark Aoqi Wu

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Russia’s war for demographic control Russia is remaking the demographic structure of cities such as Mariupol, with implications that extend far beyond the current phase of the war.

Russia is remaking the demographic structure of cities such as Mariupol, with implications that extend far beyond the current phase of the war.

Russia’s war for demographic control | @drjademcglynn.bsky.social

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The lost art of statecraft The great European statesmen of the 19th century understood that diplomacy is a fine art, which requires a cultivated mind and the courage to cross narrow disciplinary boundaries.

The great European statesmen of the 19th century understood that diplomacy is a fine art, which requires a cultivated mind and the courage to cross narrow disciplinary boundaries.

The lost art of statecraft | @chountisdefabbri.bsky.social

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The strange decline of London A thrilling investigation into the demise of a young Londoner casts a spotlight on how Britain's once-great metropolis has been warped by corruption, hot money and speculative greed.

A thrilling investigation into the demise of a young Londoner casts a spotlight on how Britain's once-great metropolis has been warped by corruption, hot money and speculative greed.

The strange decline of London | @bryanappleyard.bsky.social

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