The Passing of the Second Imperial Age
The US’s hegemonic period, now shrinking, often looked like empire, especially the British version, which it mostly replaced.
John Lloyd
· 13 min read
World Affairs
A collection of 149 posts
The Room Where It Happened—A Review
Money is a consistently recurring theme. Trump told Bolton at one point that other presidents had not talked about money, but that he liked to do so.
John Lloyd
· 15 min read
From India’s Himalayan Border to Our Local Cell Networks, It’s Time to Push Back Against China
The Indian border is only one of the many fronts on which China has been taking advantage of the worldwide economic downturn and political paralysis caused by COVID-19 to move aggressively—an ironic result given the source of the disease.
Cleo Paskal
· 8 min read
The Battle for Russian Journalism
Opinion, he says, is not the same as activism and purely objective journalism does not exist.
Alexandra Vladimirova and John Lloyd
· 12 min read
Do We Really Want a New Cold War?
Politicians and the commentariat keep shouting “China is not our friend!” But friendship is a good thing, the most rewarding of all human relationships.
James Hankins
· 6 min read
How New Zealand Is Beating COVID-19
At the time of writing, New Zealand had reported just three new cases of COVID-19 in nine days.
Sean Welsh
· 8 min read
Cold War Now or Hot War Later
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
After the Virus: The Way We Live Next
Much of the prognostication about the future’s outlines, especially the more dire forecasts, assume that we will change, or be changed, greatly. But will we?
John Lloyd
· 15 min read
Italy and the EU: The Hard and Stony Road Ahead
Now, both its political class and its people face a much harder road—a hard, narrow, and stony one, to end a dependence sapping both Italy and Europe.
John Lloyd
· 11 min read
The War of Return—A Review
The War of Return is an important book and, unquestionably, a welcome corrective to the plethora of myths, lies, and misconceptions that litter the discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Benjamin Kerstein
· 19 min read
COVID-19 Is Not the End of 'The End of History'
As COVID-19 suffocates the global economy, borders remain closed, and tensions mount between EU countries, the US and China, etc., Fukuyama’s critics are taking the opportunity to dismiss the “The End of History?” while ignoring its basic premises.
Matt Johnson
· 13 min read
Candace Owens Is Dangerously Misinformed about Vaccines
The idea that two of the most common and effective HPV vaccines in the world are “infertilizing poor colored children in Africa and India” is as absurd as it sounds.
Matt Johnson
· 9 min read
Will There Be a New Cold War with China? A Reply to Niall Ferguson
Americans have suddenly grown fearful of the growth of Chinese power.
Matt Johnson
· 9 min read
The Erdoğanization of Hungary
The United States should learn from the Turkey experience.
Shay Khatiri
· 9 min read
Sanders' Indifferent City on a Hill
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read