The Height Of Madness: The Tale of the World’s Highest Battlefield
Nestled between the world’s largest mountain range at 21,000 feet is “the Land of Abundant Roses”, or “Siachen”, a glacier in the Kashmir region...
Dangerous Connections: Social Media, Tourism and the Taliban’s Efforts to Rebrand Afghanistan
In an effort to reshape global perception of their rule, the Taliban use social media and tourism to present a sanitised image of Afghanistan....
More Than Faith: Christianity as the Cultural Bedrock of Europe
In November 2024, the Finnish Baroque Orchestra and the Helsinki Chamber Choir were confronted with a shocking decision by a school principal. Their performance...
The Use of Language in Politics
“Political language”, George Orwell wrote in 1946, “is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable”. If a blunt overstatement, it is nevertheless...
A European Affair in Istanbul – An Early Look of Habsburg-Ottoman Relations
Vienna’s Gaze to the East
Empress Maria Theresia originally founded the Oriental Academy in 1754 to train Habsburg diplomats with a knowledge of the East...
The Catalan Trilemma – Language, Identity, and Power
What defines a language — the number of native speakers, the territory where it’s spoken, or its political power? This complex question raises multiple...
Shakespeare & The Globe – (No, Not the Theatre)
“As a moat defensive to a house,/Against the envy of less happier lands” wrote Shakespeare in Richard II, articulating a vision of Britain that...
