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Stonehenge: The Machine, the Landscape and the Making of a World

Hawkins's computer was too literal. But his instinct — that Stonehenge handled information — survives every test the sixty years since have thrown at it. An investigation through stone provenance, isotopes, ancient DNA and landscape archaeology, ending with a named, testable hypothesis: the Gathering Engine.

El Niño Explained: 2026 Impact & the Future Prognosis

Ocean temperatures hit a record 21.1°C in August, out of season. El Niño, climate change and what the hottest sea ever measured means for 2027

The Divine Within: Why I Keep Circling the Idea That the Sacred Is an Inside Job

The divine within: a personal reflection on Jung, mysticism, meditation and prayer, and why I still cannot decide whether the sacred is an inside job.

The Common Table in a Burning World: Why the United Nations Must Be Revived, Not Abandoned

The chamber still looks improbably calm. Green marble. Translation headsets. Country names set out in alphabetical order, as though the world’s grief can be...

The Great Unraveling: A Requiem for the Democracy?

Global democracy is in a high-velocity retreat. Explore the 2026 V-Dem data on systemic autocratisation and blueprints for democratic resilience.

The Continued Relevance of the United Nations

The UN remains vital: a universal forum enabling peace, aid, climate action and global rules, despite veto limits, funding gaps and needed reforms

Theories of State in the 21st Century: An Analysis of Classical and Emerging Frameworks

My Masters and proposed PhD thesis was focused on developing a Deep Ecological Theory of State. It never happened as I got married, and,...

The Role of the OECD in a Fractured World

In an era of splintered supply chains, tariff crossfire, and fraying trust, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development looks, at first glance, like...

Ecocide: Criminalizing the Destruction of Our Shared Home

Criminalizing ecocide: Tracing its evolution, real-world impact, and legal strategies to establish it as an international crime against nature and humanity.

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