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Branko Milanovic sketches a reformulated version of Schumpeter’s theory imperialism.
Recently Thomas Hauner, Suresh Naidu and I published the draft of a joint piece (…
Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future. Paul Mason. Allen Lane. 2015. ISBN-10: 1846147387. 368 pages.
It is an immensely ambitious book. In less than 300 pages, Paul…
It might seem odd to have viewed Darkest Hour and Padmaavat on the same day, and even more odd to then reflect on regional and global politics and international differences. But…
Branko Milanovic explores the future of global inequality and the questions it poses for Western societies.
There is perhaps no better short-hand description of the economic…
Brian Stoddart explores New Zealand's recent elections.
A tiny outpost slightly north of Antarctica, New Zealand is long renowned as a social laboratory. In 1893 it became the…
It is clear by now that the Russian state has for a decade offered a double representation of Russian identity. It seeks an “objective” portrayal of the “real” Russia while…
This is the concluding chapter of the forthcoming e-book 'The Future of the Middle East' co-produced by Global Policy and Arab Digest, edited by Hugh Miles and Alastair…
This is a chapter of the forthcoming e-book 'The Future of the Middle East' co-produced by Global Policy and Arab Digest, edited by Hugh Miles and Alastair Newton. Freely…
In the run-up to the nuclear deal's second anniversary, Cornelius Adebahr warns of the need for a rational approach to Iran.
For over three decades, American policy towards…
A new study shows that Asian elites view the EU as important partner but do not ‘buy in’ to the EU’s own narrative that Europe is a peaceful continent whose ability to overcome…