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literature

Violence is politicized, and politics becomes violence

Elizabeth Frazer, Kimberly Hutchings: Violence and Political Theory

VIOLENCE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE: The world is violent. Do we allow ourselves to be duped by the rhetoric of violence?
Andrew Kroglund -
COMMENT

Into a new age: The feeling of community

DEMOCRACY: The growing skepticism of the authorities is a global trend. Can an increased degree of civic participation and attention to shared responsibility restore trust?
sasha@nytid.com -
ESSAY

Europe needs security for Russia, and security with Russia

: What can the Western bloc do to improve the cool relationship with the great power in the east, asks Manfred Huterer, diplomat at the German embassy in Warsaw. Is an open dialogue and mutual respect between the West and Russia possible?
manfred@nytid.com -
literature

What would Machiavelli do?

Kishore Mahbubani: Has the West Lost It? A Provocation

: China and India sail up as the new superpowers, and the West must find a new foothold in a reshuffled world
Henning Næs -

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