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The British Novel of Ideas

What does it mean to write a novel of ideas? These are works of fiction that foreground debate and disputation-like the discussions of Zionism in George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda, the politico-religious...

5 Dec 2024

Revisiting the Third Indochina War

The literature of the Third Indochina War has been dominated by journalists and political scientists, particularly international relations specialist with an interest in Asia and/or Indochina writing...

Cheng Guan Ang | 3 Dec 2024

An Economics of Artificial Intelligence

Contemporary Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a learning technology that has come into prominence at the same time that humans are learning more about the nature of intelligence. These learning processes...

Wim Naudé, Thomas Gries, Nicola Dimitri | 29 Nov 2024

Advancing English Medium Instruction Research: A Comprehensive Guide

English Medium Instruction (EMI) is revolutionising education systems worldwide. From universities in Asia to secondary schools in Europe, EMI is reshaping how knowledge is imparted and acquired. However,...

Samantha M. Curle | 28 Nov 2024

World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and Global Order

When Donald Trump moves back into the White House in January 2025, he will have many more international friends than when he first became President. The last couple of years have been good for the radical...

27 Nov 2024

States and Their Nationals Abroad: Support, Co-opt, Repress

States have an ambivalent relationship to their nationals abroad. In some cases, states actively support and protect their communities abroad, for example when rescuing their citizens from conflict zones...

Šumit Ganguly, Klaus Brummer | 27 Nov 2024

Hydrogen – The Future of Energy (Regulation)?

Hydrogen is the next big energy revolution that will help to decarbonize certain sectors of our society, in particular those (heavy industry, heavy duty transport, etc.) that are hard to `green´. There...

Ruven Fleming | 27 Nov 2024

The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human–Robot Interaction

What We Discuss in the Handbook In this century there will be a continuing and even accelerating trend towards increased levels of intelligence embedded within the entities we interact with. Remarkably,...

Woodrow Barfield | 27 Nov 2024

When the focus on health and eating becomes a preoccupation

In one of my favourite books by Haruki Miyazaki, Killing Commendatore, the protagonist emphasises that “if you want something with all your heart, you can achieve it”. I completely identify...

Anna Brytek-Matera | 26 Nov 2024

Culture Is Destiny?

“… I’m afraid there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that Africa will make it. I know because I served in Nigeria. It’s their culture, you know [emphasis added]. It will not allow them...

Yohtaro Takano | 25 Nov 2024

How Dictators Evade Blame

In The King Can Do No Wrong: Blame Games and Power Sharing in Authoritarian Regimes, I ask why some dictators are better than others at avoiding blame for their countries’ problems. Dictators are powerful...

Scott Williamson | 25 Nov 2024

“Remember the Hero: Writing about Cowardice and War”

Dread Danger: Combat and Courage in the American Civil War originated with my long-time interest in an anti-heroic, non-triumphant approach to war. Since graduate school, I have been drawn to trying to...

Lesley J. Gordon | 21 Nov 2024