“Duty [is] not taught by the state.” Lord Acton
By Azra Isakovic
Wednesday, March 03
Good morning
Welcome to Your Wednesday Briefing
Books
France – Communautarisme ? par Marwan Mohammed & Julien Talpin | Puf/Vie des idées
Algeria – Electric News in Colonial Algeria, by Arthur Asseraf | Oxford University Press
How Economics Spurred Witch Hunts in Germany Johannes Dillinger, Aeon
Was There One Enlightenment or Many? Jesse Norman, The Spectator USA
The Eclectic Travels of Albrecht Dürer Laura Cumming, The Guardian
Must-Reads
War – What Civilization Owes to War Dov Zakheim, National Interest
Ideas – Mars Is a Hellhole Shannon Stirone, The Atlantic
Japan/Cambodia – How Japan Can Send a Strong Message to Hun Sen Sam Rainsy, The Diplomat
Biden – Biden’s Brutal Choice on Afghanistan Fred Kaplan, Slate
US/Saudi – A Realist Reset for U.S.-Saudi Relations Richard Haass, Project Syndicate
France – Sarkozy Conviction Rocks French Conservatives Marion Solletty, Politico EU
Syria – Syria Strike Sparks New Debate Over War Powers Robbie Gramer & Jack Detsch, FP
Germany/Bosnia and Herzegovina – Great power politics in Bosnia: How Berlin can stabilise a dysfunctional state, Majda Ruge, ECFR
Germany/Russia/Energy – Pass the Buck to Moscow: A Possible Solution to the Nord Stream 2 Conundrum, Wolfgang Ischinger, Der Spiegel
Iran – For Iran, Nuclear Weapons Can Wait, by Hilal Khashan | Geopolitical Futures
US/China – The One-Sided War of Ideas With China Robert Kaplan, Foreign Policy
US/China – Four Flashpoints in the U.S.-China Cold War Hal Brands, Bloomberg
Research & Analysis
Technology – Final Report, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
EU – European Strategic Autonomy: What It Is, Why We Need It, How to Achieve It, Nathalie Tocci, Istituto Affari Internazionale
Podcasts
Rixes entre bandes – Les mécaniques de la violence | France Culture
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