Archive - The Duck of Minerva

Why we should revisit "The Clash of Civilizations" (but not for the reasons you might think)

Generating conflict has become an export

Oct 17 •

Antisemitism, Israel and the Problem with no Easy Solution

The Manchester attack makes it even more important that we think seriously about antisemitism and Israel

Oct 9 •

From the Archives: “Hungary” is the “Denmark” of the American Right, Part 2

What does that mean? Does it matter?

Oct 6 •

The Mirage of Great-Power Competition

How an attempt to normalize Trump's first-term foreign policy launched a thousand articles

Oct 5 •

From the Archives: “Hungary” is the “Denmark” of the American Right, Part I

What does that mean? Does it matter?

Oct 5 •

The State of the Union is Grim

Americans are living in a consolidating authoritarian regime. I'm terrified that pro-democracy political elites don't seem to understand the…

Oct 3 •

Bill Maher is right for the wrong reasons on Nigerian Christians

Nigerian Christians deserve more than "what about"-ism

Oct 2 •

September 2025

July 2022

Schedule F is Textbook Reactionary Populism

Reactionary populists pursue neopatrimonial rule under the cover of restoring power to the people

Jul 25, 2022 •

Talking Great-Power Competition in the Heart of Empires Past

It turns out that it’s hard to write a roundup of happenings at the Duck of Minerva when there aren’t many to speak of.

Jul 17, 2022 •

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