Berfrois

International Relations

The Great-Power Reset

How long can the CCP stall real democratic change?

Oilquake in the Middle East

Podcast:

Oilquake in the Middle East

A Doraemon mask helps illustrate why one Japanese professor believes soft power is “rubbish.”

Surf a Paper Ocean
Image gallery: Surf a Paper Ocean
‘At the End of Life, a Secret’ by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Poem: ‘At the End of Life, a Secret’ by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Yury Gagarin’s Pop-Culture Legacy
Video: Yury Gagarin’s Pop-Culture Legacy
A Man Who Loved Insects
Slideshow: A Man Who Loved Insects
‘Deniers’ by Sam Lipsyte
Short story: ‘Deniers’ by Sam Lipsyte
Worm Food
Video game: Worm Food