Contrary to conventional wisdom, Iran would be more a national-security state than a theocracy, writes Vali R Nasr in his book Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History. Iran’s supreme leader does not see himself as …
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The US dollar has been the world’s dominant currency for the past seven decades, having overtaken the pound sterling after World War II and Britain’s subsequent loss of most of its empire. The dollar’s dominance …
At midnight on 27 February 1942, 119 men of C Company of the British 2nd Parachute Battalion and one Royal Air Force technician parachuted into occupied France near the small coastal town of Bruneval under …
Alexander Stubb has had a busy two years. Since being inaugurated as Finland’s president in March 2024, he has become one of Europe’s most visible leaders, shuttling between negotiations in Brussels, Davos, Kyiv and Washington, …
The Great Man theory of history, which posits that history is shaped mainly by hugely influential and singular individuals, was once the primary form of historical writing. It has largely fallen out of favour in …