1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (828+ words) When the Old Order Falls, the West Learns to Fear Its Heirs In recent years, narratives about a conservative counterrevolution, the decline of the left, and even the revival of Catholicism in the secularized West have multiplied. Each of these…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (536+ words) Before World War III, the Media Decide What It Means When we think of World War III, we imagine missiles, nuclear weapons, and states drawn into a vast conflict. Yet an analysis of BBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera shows something…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1446+ words) Gitanjali Rao on the Courage to Wonder Before You Build MIT has made me think about those questions much earlier. I’ve also spent enough time doing research now that I can find the problems with an idea pretty quickly. At…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (969+ words) The Authors’ Zone as a Map of Contemporary Questions The Authors’ Zone is an integral part of this year’s Holistic Talk conference of ideas. For several hours, the foyer of Cavatina Hall will become a meeting place for authors. Participants…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1112+ words) When Geography Turns Prestige Into a Burden On the map, strategic territories look like prizes: Spanish cities in Africa, Greek islands almost touching the Turkish coast, or the British Falklands at the far end of the world. The problem begins…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1233+ words) Germany, France, and the Quiet Machinery of EU Power In Polish public debate, one thesis appears more and more often: that real power in the European Union lies in the hands of the largest member states, above all Germany. In…...