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A selection of recently published books.

In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world as determined by others. Which is why the decision by Finland – a country of just 5.5 million people, noted ...

They debated whether they should consider joining the Western alliance.But it was Putins invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that tipped the scales and finally convinced Helsinki that its security would be enhanced by becoming a member of NATO.The dilemma of neutrality The invasion also killed off any idea of Finlandization being a model for post-Soviet Ukraine as well.For the past 30 years, independent Ukraine was viewed as a problem for Putin, who feared its gravitation toward the West.

Milan Kundera has had a bit of a clear-out after his wife had a dream.

Milan Kundera has had a bit of a clear-out after his wife had a dream.

Finland’s entry into NATO marks the likely end of the Finlandisation – a model of neutrality and accommodation

In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world

J Reghu is one of the most prominent and controversial public intellectuals in Kerala. Even in recent years, publications by Reghu have been either withdrawn

A historian looks at the steps leading up to Finland joining the Western strategic alliance – and what that means for small nations elsewhere.

As African Americans, we must also focus on our collective disposal.  I recently read a social media meme by Milan Kundera which states the obvious: “To liquidate people, you start by depriving them of their memory.  They destroy your books, your culture, and your history.  And someone else writes other books, gives them another culture, and invents another story; after that, people slowly begin to forget what they are and what they were.  And the world around you forgets even faster.�...