HISTORY

Donald Trump shaking hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the White House, April 7, 2025

Trump’s Turkish delusion

09/04/202510/04/2025

Trump’s praise of Erdoğan as Syria’s master after 2,000 years isn’t just false; it betrays a basic ignorance of both history and current reality

A view of Beijing’s skyline at sunset, featuring modern skyscrapers and residential buildings, symbolizing China’s blend of market-driven growth and strong state intervention

The rise and the fall of globalization

29/03/202502/11/2026

Branko Milanovic examines the trajectory of globalization, contrasting its two historic phases and assessing how Trump’s return signals a definitive break from the neoliberal world order

Neville Chamberlain, accompanied by officials, walks past a German military honor guard upon his arrival at Munich airfield on September 29, 1938

History doesn’t copy-paste: Why the Munich 1938 analogy fails in 2025

20/03/202502/11/2026

Comparing the 2025 Riyadh meeting between U.S. and Russian officials to the 1938 Munich Agreement distorts history. The world today is vastly different—politically, economically, and socially