The Fantasy of Fascist Efficiency

Directed by Giuliano da Empoli at Gallimard, the new paperback volume of Le Grand Continent L’ennemi qui nous désigne is

Peace, prosperity, petroleum

The intensive use of carbon energies has brought prosperity, particularly since 1945, along with relatively peaceful international relations. Decarbonation makes

Argentina’s complex origins

Could Argentina, instead of being the modern country we know, have developed into fourteen independent states engaged in never-ending competition?

The Origin of Byzantine Studies

It was not until the second half of the nineteenth century that Byzantine studies acquired their official scientific and academic

The Other Cold War

In an era marked by ideological conflict and geopolitical rivalry between the two superpowers, France managed to chart its own