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An often overlooked battleground of the first world war offers valuable insights on today’s geopolitics
The US elder statesman draws on his vast experience to profile six world leaders — and dissect what made them effective
Dominic Lieven takes in empires from Mughal to British and asks: what made them the dominant form of government for centuries?
The myth-busting historian offers a provocative revisionist take on the second world war
The historian’s elegant collection explores war, how it changes us — and why we need to talk about it
We may be returning to the primitive multilateralism of 1919, when three men in a room made decisions for the whole world
The story of a 20th-century attempt to legislate away conflict could not be more relevant today
Respect for the rule of law will overcome any chance of a return to the Weimar era
The author’s studies in biography have much to teach today’s politicians
Globalisation’s great prosperity sits beside the risks that accompany the passing of an old order
How recklessness, unstable alliances and bad luck plunged Europe into crisis
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