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As Turkey marks a century of political transformation, The Shortest History of Turkey traces its journey from empire to ...

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Borders shape more than nations; they shape identities, allegiances, and the stories we tell ourselves. In a world edging ...

In diners, airports, and market stalls across Wisconsin, conversations reveal a country split between irreconcilable versions ...

The hunger for quick riches often masks a deeper yearning for belonging, significance, and control. But in a society awash ...

After yet another attack on an Australian synagogue, this time in East Melbourne, the safety of Jewish communities in ...

For decades, Australia sat on the sidelines of global arms control. Now, amidst a word rapidly re-arming, it’s stepping forward with a bold new doctrine that middle powers can shape restraint if ...

The Vatican’s Jubilee Report promises a reset for global finance in the name of justice. But by sidestepping calls for equity-based lending and omitting any mention of usury, it stops short of ...

As the dust settles after the conclave, Br Mark O’Connor reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s quiet authority, the unfinished business of synodality, tensions with US bishops, and the geopolitical minefields of ...

As the dust settles from strikes on Iran, Thucydides’ warning feels newly relevant: the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must. But does realpolitik justify devastation? A classical ...

As AI use becomes ubiquitous from battlefields to hospital wards, we need to ask what happens when we sideline the human element, as the temptation to outsource moral responsibility to machines grows.