
Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor. Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs. Johns Hopkins University.
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In this essay for the Ideas Letter, I review Mark Smith’s new book, Exit Stalin: the Soviet Union as a Civilisation, while also offering some broad reflections on the meaning of civilisation and empire. Read here: https://www.theideasletter...
A must-read
If you haven’t yet read Bojan Pancevski’s marvellous page-turner, The Nord Stream Conspiracy (https://www.amazon.com/Nord-Stream-Conspiracy-Inside-Explosions/dp/1250410436), I recommend that you do. It’s a brilliant work of inv...
Reflections on the latest iteration of St. Petersburg's economic forum (SPIEF)
On June 5, 2026, St. Petersburg hosted another edition of its annual economic forum—SPIEF. On this occasion, the forum’s guests had a good opportunity to observ...
Is there still an axis or do we need a new framing?
If one were to ask which country has caused the greatest international upheaval in recent months, the answer would surely be the United States. President Trump’s actions—from threats agai...
A useful background read.
Since Iran has been in the news, I have decided to publish sections of To Run the World that touch on Soviet relations with Iran. The book itself, now in paperback, is purchasable from here: https://www.amazon.com...
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Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
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