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Rather, it begins with a sense of the limits of the liberal project: the damage done by individualism; liberty reduced to the removal of constraints on private choice; individual rights disconnected from mutual obligations; the erosion of intermediary institutions by the combined power of the free market aided by the centralized state; global disor
... See moreAdrian Pabst • Postliberal Politics: The Coming Era of Renewal
Beginning in the mid-eighteenth century, one of the dominant features of European history was the ascension of Britain to a position of global primacy as a result of its strong economy, trade links, access to raw materials and markets through its colonies, and globe-spanning navy. This primacy arguably lasted until the mid- to late nineteenth centu
... See moreRichard Haass • The World
Following the end of the Cold War and the disappearance of a common threat, it has proved more difficult for Europe to maintain stability, democracy, and prosperity.
Richard Haass • The World
The 2024 election will be the critical one because it will elect the last president of the Reagan cycle. As with Jimmy Carter or Herbert Hoover, the president will face significant economic and social problems, and what he will do is apply the basic principles of the Reagan era: lowering taxes and reducing regulations. This will be the case with ei
... See moreGeorge Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond
Comment sortir par le haut de la confusion, de l’inquiétude et des colères suscitées par la crise rampante de légitimation qui affecte le régime ? Ma première conviction est que toute quête d’une restauration de la construction originale du régime relève du fantasme. On n’inverse pas la roue de l’Histoire. Les bouleversements de l’ordre internation
... See moreFabien Escalona • Une République à bout de souffle (French Edition)
It is only a matter of time before climate change becomes the greatest cause of refugee flows.
Richard Haass • The World
Hence as knowledge became the most important economic resource, the profitability of war declined and wars became increasingly restricted to those parts of the world – such as the Middle East and Central Africa – where the economies are still old-fashioned material-based economies.
Yuval Noah Harari • Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
And what follows will, as with Roosevelt and Reagan, maintain the core principles of America while radically changing how we experience it.