Vladimir Putin’s war of delusions
The Russian president is a prisoner of his own deadly misconceptions – and the echoes of Hitler are hard to…
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How the Greek revolution made the modern world
The 1821 uprising against the Ottomans won staunch support from Europe’s liberals. The precedent it set for intervention still echoes…
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My family and the forgotten massacre of Chios
Eugène Delacroix’s great painting changed Western art and recorded an atrocity that still haunts the island today.
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Russia’s war with the West
Vladimir Putin has cast himself as a historical leader, harnessing past grievances and tsarist imperialism to justify his assault on…
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Why Russia is a prisoner of geography
Haunted by the nightmares of history, Vladimir Putin is the latest Russian leader to use violence and occupation to control…
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The age of plutocracy
In an exclusive extract from her new book, the New Statesman columnist explains how Western democracies were captured by the…
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Tattoos have more meaning than their critics dare imagine
Knee-jerk repulsion tells us more about those who disapprove of body art than those who embrace it.
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The past is not a guide to the future, but remembering is still a vital act of defiance
Giving tours of parliament used to remind me of history’s biggest lesson: most people don’t learn from history.
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