John Andrews for PS Longer Reads: The Evolution of Empire

And in a new PS Big Picture, Slavoj Žižek, Soňa Muzikárová, Philippe Legrain and more decipher the results of the European Parliament elections. [View this message in a web browser]( JUNE 21, 2024 This week in PS Longer Reads, John Andrews, a former editor and foreign correspondent for The Economist, traces the enduring role of imperial power from the eighteenth century to the present. [Read now](. And in PS Big Picture, Slavoj Žižek, Soňa Muzikárová, Philippe Legrain, and more decipher the results of the European Parliament elections. [Read now](. [PS Longer Reads: The Evolution of Empire]( [The Evolution of Empire]( By John Andrews The trite answer to the question of why empires fall is that they become victims of their own success, growing too large, too corrupt, and too exhausted to fend off energetic newcomers. Whether this will be America's fate has become an urgent issue in today's increasingly unstable, multipolar world. [Read more]( [PS. Subscribe to Premium to access PS Quarterly: Age of Extremes.]( [PS Big Picture: A Far-Right Resurgence in Europe?]( [A Far-Right Resurgence in Europe?]( with Slavoj Žižek, Soňa Muzikárová, Philippe Legrain, and more Many observers breathed a sigh of relief at the results of the European Parliament elections, because the widely predicted far-right surge did not dislodge traditional conservatives. But even if far-right forces do not dominate the next European Parliament, they have gained ground, particularly in France and Germany. Can mainstream politicians and parties reverse this trend? [Read more]( [PS. Register now for exclusive access to our new AI newsletter.]( [PS Longer Reads: Anatomy of a Massacre]( [Anatomy of a Massacre]( By Shlomo Ben-Ami In studying inter-communal violence, there is a tendency to over-emphasize the ethnic and religious causes of conflict, while ignoring underlying social and economic factors. A nuanced approach that recognizes historical lessons – and their limits – is essential to guide reconciliation and long-term stability. [Read more]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.