Forms and Contents

How small countries punch above their weight in a changing world order

Lessons on competitive identity from Estonia, Ireland, Costa Rica, and Norway

Sep 2 • Forms and Contents

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July 2026

Georgia: Wine Tasting, Narrative Testing

Insights from an afternoon of drinking and talking about Georgian wine

Jul 7 • Victor Topouria

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April 2026

The architecture of inevitability

How Russia shapes obedience through narrative

Apr 28 • Brynn Smith

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February 2026

The battle of perception

Four lessons from Ukraine’s wartime communications strategy

Feb 5 • Liam Spindler

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October 2025

The world between Reagan and Gorbachev

America calling the Soviet bluff brought an end to the Cold War—along with the USSR

Oct 23, 2025 • Victor Topouria

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Diplomacy as creative art

The theory and practice of constructing international order

Oct 13, 2025 • Victor Topouria

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The topology of freedom

Philosophical foundations for post-colonial citizenship in the post-Soviet space

Oct 2, 2025 • Victor Topouria

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