Archive - Trying to Understand the World

Playing with Politics

Everything is permitted but nothing is possible.

Mar 26 •

The Man Who Nearly Woke Up.

Narrative found hidden in an HR Textbook.

Mar 19 •

De quoi parlons-nous quand nous parlons de négociations ?

Another of my essays in French.

Mar 16 •

A Swan-song For Europe

It didn't have to be this way.

Mar 12 •

Well, probably more than you wanted to know, anyway.

Mar 5 •

February 2025

Before The Past Was New.

Why should we bother trying to understand?

Feb 26 •

Quand ça s’arrêtera en Ukraine, qui éteindra les lumières?

Another of my essays in French.

Feb 23 •

What We Talk About, When We Talk About Talks.

The End may be further away than you think.

Feb 19 •

Stories We Tell Each Other.

Because contingency frightens us.

Feb 12 •

Stone, Scissors, Paper.

Or, Europe after Ukraine.

Feb 5 •

January 2025

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