Washington’s attempts to impose a U.S.-style democracy on countries like Iraq and Libya using primarily military means have been a “spectacular” failure. These countries are now left in a state of limbo
“My fight was against the mafia, not against the citizen, and I am a libertarian. At the same time, I would say I am absolutely left.” K. J. Alphons, former Union Minister,
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French neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik, one of the leading figures associated with the development of the concept of resilience, has warned that societies facing prolonged uncertainty risk turning towards authoritarian leaders who promise
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“True victory in any conflict is not found in the destruction of an enemy. It is found in the preservation of life and the healing of a community.” For Colonel D.P.K. Pillay,
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At 2,930 metres above sea level, with Mount Teide rising above him and a sea of clouds below, Garik Israelian moves through the facilities of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics in
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In an interview economist Igor Lipsitz argues that Russia’s worsening fuel shortages and broader economic pressures reflect mounting structural challenges created by the war in Ukraine. While he believes these difficulties will
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Death has been Professor Dame Sue Black’s closest companion for most of her life. Yet rather than fear it, she has learned to regard it as a constant presence and, ultimately, a
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As competition between the United States and China accelerates in the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has entered one of Washington’s most contentious technology debates with
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Beauty is not simply a matter of symmetry, proportion or artistic taste. For Spanish philosopher Ricardo Piñero, it is a transformative encounter capable of changing the course of a person’s life. That
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Three decades after the publication of Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk says the cultural space for transgressive fiction in the United States fundamentally changed after the 11 September attacks. Speaking to El País
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In an extensive interview with Die Zeit, former German ambassador to Moscow Rüdiger von Fritsch reflects on growing up with a father who remained committed to Nazi ideology throughout his life, the
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