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Freedom and the Sea
Read more: Freedom and the SeaWhat is the point of the connection between sea power and liberty?
7 things you may not know about the history of Muslims in Central Asia

By Galina M. Yemelianova 1) There are both narrow and broad notions of Central Asia. The narrow one relates to…
Blogging From Egypt: Digital Literature, 2005-2016

Since 2005, blogging has become a significant trend amid Egyptian young people. Among the many blog entries published online every…
What We Were Left: Re-tracing the Political Aftermath of the First World War for Britain and Ireland

Mark Quigley,University of Oregon With commemorations of the 1918 Armistice this past November, four years of centennial reckonings with the…
In Conversation with Susanne Bier

Missy Molloy, Mimi Nielsen and Meryl Shriver-Rice caught-up with Academy Award®, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winning writer and…
Afghanistan – Themes and Variations

As it enters its second year of publication, Warwick Ball reflects on the emerging themes and (accidental) article pairings in…
Enlightenment in a Smart City: Edinburgh’s Civic Development, 1660-1750

By Murray Pittock My book is a study of the Enlightenment in Edinburgh like no other. Using data and models provided…
Does the British government learn from the history of military interventions?

From Iraq to Libya, Louise Kettles asks whether the UK has learned to learn from its past mistakes in Middle-Eastern military interventions.
British Women Amateur Filmmakers

Our book examines how and where women made and showed their films; and what those experiences reveal about the women…
Top 5 Representations of the Weather in Shakespeare’s plays

By Sophie Chiari In Romeo and Juliet, the lovers are plagued by the dog days that overdetermine the climate of the…