"The desire to see Russia as singularly the product of its steppe heritage ends up distorting and simplifying this history," writes @AyseZarakol in the latest issue of @ForeignAffairs about the project of Eurasianism and the history of the steppe empires that followed the Mongols
Interesting to see the Chinese foreign ministry compelled to respond publicly about the "China squeeze," that Chinese production and exports are stunting development in countries in the global South, as @arvindsubraman@shoumitro_c wrote persuasively inFA
Pleased to publish this excellent essay by Jonathan Kirshner on the real meaning of the Melian Dialogue in The Peloponnesian War--and why it matters that so many habitually misunderstand Thucydides. Link in the comments.
A few World Cups ago, I wrote for the @nytimes about how the tournament isn't just a pageant of nations. It actually shows the "a false dichotomy between 'globalism' and 'nativism'." Despite it all, that remains true of the World Cup that starts today. Gift link below.