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...
