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An Ideology of Power, National Interest, and the State: Realism and Power in International Relations
Realism is nothing more than the ideology of powerful states.
In Dunne and Schmidt’s chapter on realism for the International Relations (IR) textbook The Globalization...
Revolutionary Russia and the Formation of Political Consciousness in Modern Kerala
20th century marks an important epoch in the history of mankind. The century saw multiple revolutions, two devastating world wars, economic depression and economic...
The latest Kissinger: Leadership and the eavesdropping on history
In the first lines of the introduction to his most recent book, Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy, which was released this summer in...
New archaeology dives into the mysterious demise of the Neanderthals
BY SARAH WILD
For more than 350 000 years, Neanderthals inhabited Europe and Asia until, in a sudden change by evolutionary standards, they disappeared around...
Anatomy of right-wing populism
Twenty-five years ago, Fareed Zakaria introduced the concept of illiberal democracy: he revealed how some legitimately elected governments undermine liberal democratic principles by eroding...
Inverting Queen Elizabeth II’s Steady Glass Cage Leadership Style
It is tough being a leader, especially a woman in a glass cage as was the recently demised Queen Elizabeth ll ;overseeing an immensely...
Ancient DNA brings us closer to unlocking secrets of how modern humans evolved
BY VITTORIA D’ALESSIO
Humans all share a common African ancestry, making African history everyone’s history. Yet little is known about the genetic evolution of people...
Mikhail Gorbachev: Between Glorification and Criticism
Whatever your position on it, the former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away a few days ago, is the most important global leader...
Situating a historic figure: Mikhail Gorbachev
When the Cold War came to an end, the finale was dramatic, swift and rather unexpected. The collapse of communism occurred in just two...
Gorbachev: Death of an “American” Hero
On Tuesday, August 30th, Mikhail Gorbachev quietly passed away at the august age of 91. His death marks the end of a curious and...