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Even as global politics feels increasingly chaotic, the behavior of the world’s leading powers remains strikingly predictable. New research shows that when great powers intervene abroad, they do so...
I have been writing about Cuban music and popular culture for some time, as an outsider. It is a fraught position: being based in the United States, strongly attracted to Cuban heritage, trying to undertake...
The idea of the “Czech lands” has never been simple. These regions have carried many titles in various languages throughout history and sometimes held radically different meanings, including “the...
In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Marc Antony famously begins his funeral oration by exclaiming, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” This is an elegant way of asking for...
Two enduring truths shape the study of human rights. First, states violate the rights of their own citizens at an alarmingly high rate. Second, these same states are rarely held accountable for their...
Catherine Robinson, Murad Khan and I have edited a new book on suicide prevention. Does the world need it when there already loads of books on suicide? We think so. Many academics in mental health...
Gaetano Donizetti’s 1835 tragic opera Lucia di Lammermoor is known for a lot of things: its Scottish setting, its beautiful bel canto melodies, its tale of forbidden love and a final lover’s...
In a high-profile address to US generals earlier this week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared, “We don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our war fighters to intimidate,...
Autumn is most definitely here: leaves crunch underfoot; the air is crisp and cool; pumpkin and apple spices waft from the coffee shops. But while the season brings many changes, it does not alter work...
The law underwent significant developments in eighteenth-century Britain as jurists and legislators adapted older doctrines to fit the needs of an increasingly commercial, industrial, and imperial society....
Social groups dominate public discourse. The news, social media, scientific reports, and everyday conversations all refer to groups of every kind: women, conservatives, Muslims, immigrants, Nigerians,...
When we wrote our handbook for fiction writers (The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write, published by CUP in 2022) we excluded a component of our taught courses, the writing exercise...
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