Archive - Burning Archive

The Lessons of Failed 1930s Diplomacy

Michael Carley on how the Soviet archives show the West spurned a defensive alliance against fascism

Aug 23

The 7 Outcomes of the Alaska Summit and 5 Whys of Conflict with Russia

Will the USA, at last, take the road less travelled by?

Aug 18

The Politics of Food and Famine in India

BONUS NEWSFLASH - Outcomes of Alaska Russia-USA Summit

Aug 16

100 Poems to Read Aloud in Times of War

A selection from many cultures and my new poetry collection

Aug 14

The Unhappy South Asian Family

India World History Tour Week 5: Household, Marriage and Family

Aug 9

Sheila Fitzpatrick Interview Transcript

The Death of Stalin and the History of USSR/Russia

Aug 4

Nation, Migration, Identity & Diaspora

India World History Tour Week 4: Migration at Home and Abroad

Aug 2

July 2025

Biography of the Indian State

Can a weak state be a civilization-state?

Jul 26

Decolonisation, Independence & Partition in India

India World History Week 2: Citizenship and Nation Building after Independence

Jul 19

The multipolar world, according to two Aussie bogans

My interview on the multipolar world with Joel Jenkins of Bogan Intelligentsia

Jul 12

Books of Jacob Slow Read Review

Livestream Replay

Jul 7

44:49

Shadows at Noon: South Asia's Surprising Twentieth Century

India Tour Week 1: Competing Visions of Indian Nationalism

Jul 5

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