Who matters in global politics? For a long time, the answer the majority of International Relations (IR) scholarship gave was simple: states. Then, gradually new actors appeared on the stage of global...
Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire stems from my research on Ottoman architecture, which I began in summer 2014, shortly before the publication of my first book,...
Music is a universal phenomenon. In all cultures we find music, where the penetrating message of the lyrical melody and the rich harmonies of the instrumental ensemble communicate the apprehensions of...
As the United States, Iran, and world powers inch closer to restoring the landmark 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—issues like American interests,...
With a two-page letter to the editor of the scientific journal Atmospheric Environment published in 1972, the English scientist and inventor James Lovelock (1919-2022) introduced Gaia into the professional...
What is art? That’s at the heart of a copyright dispute involving two artists who both did the same thing: tape a banana to a wall. A federal court in Florida waded into the issue in July. Beginning...
What do you find so interesting about sterling and currencies more broadly? The story of sterling after the second world war is fascinating as it is mirroring the decline of the British Empire. Sterling...
Does it matter that you know who your genetic parents are, who you are related to, and how the story of your life began? Does it matter for your emotional wellbeing, or your feelings of connectedness...
Numerous recent media reports have claimed that President Xi Jinping has greatly expanded the CPC’s presence in private business firms,1 with some giving estimates that 68% of private Chinese firms...
May 2022 in the Philippines. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. was running for president of the Philippines, in tandem with Sara Duterte, daughter of the term-limited incumbent, Rodrigo Duterte. Both...
What inspired you to write Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine? Great question. To be honest, I was surprised to find out that there wasn’t already a book on this subject, and that people...
The relationship of mathematics to biology is fascinating. Understanding why anti-evolutionist arguments fail can help us think clearly about this relationship.