Peter Frankopan
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What if we measured progress not just by income or life expectancy - but by how well we live with the rest of nature? A major new paper proposes the 'Nature Relationship Index (NRI)' - a bold rethink of development metrics. Hereās why it matters.š
#NatureRelationshipIndex
#GlobalThreads
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derek guy
2 days ago
when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
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Iran is facing a crisis unlike any in its modern history. Water shortages, record heat, and failing infrastructure are forcing officials to plan something unthinkable - evacuating parts of the capital 1/5
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Legacy Podcast
3 days ago
"It's not the Western idea of a nuclear family." Afua Hirsh breaks down the matrilineal system. Listen to this week's Legacy topic on Kwame Nkrumah. Available now on the link in bio!
#Africa
#matrilineal
#AfricanHistory
#Legacy
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lol, whut
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Kevin Rothrock
13 days ago
Martin Luther: the original Halloween decorator
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It's 31 October. Most people will be thinking about Halloween. Historians, of course, will be thinking about Martin Luther, who nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg on this day in 1517. 1/4
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LSE Press
14 days ago
āClear-eyed and pragmatic, it maps a realistic path from crisis to renewal through investment, innovation and international cooperation. A hopeful work that redefines growth for a sustainable age.ā ā
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
Free to read & download from 5th Nov
doi.org/10.31389/lse...
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Legacy Podcast
17 days ago
This week, we explore the surprising story behind Englandās most famous symbol ā the flag of
#StGeorge
. How did a man born in whatās now Turkey, with Palestinian and Greek roots, become the patron saint of England? And what does his red cross really stand for today? Listen now!
#history
#Legacy
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Boom. New ep on Martin Luther on
#Legacy
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Fabulous stuff !
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26 days ago
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Power, protest & the physics of change. Four stories this week on Global Threads: Ukraine; Madagascar; Gen Z unrest; and a Chinese leap in quantum tech. 1/5
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Jennifer Mach (she/they)
27 days ago
Iām listening to this very interesting episode of the Legacy podcast about potatoesāthanks to
@nelnelnellie.bsky.social
for the recommendation! Thinking about the history of potatoes with an eye toward
#PlantScience
and what will happen going forward! On, š„
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London Review of Books
about 1 month ago
āAlongside 44 historical buildings and seven archaeological sites, all three depositories of historical and archaeological material in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed.ā
@josephinequinn.bsky.social
on an exhibition of Gazan antiquities:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Josephine Quinn Ā· At the Institut du monde arabe: āTrĆ©sors sauvĆ©s de Gazaā
This show has excited controversy: should we even be talking about damage to antiquities in the context of so much...
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This week on Legacy,
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and I look at how the potato changed the world 1/5
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This week on Legacy, @afuahirsch.bsky.social and I look at how the potato changed the world
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The Times of Central Asia
about 1 month ago
From October 19 TCA will launch the Spotlight on Central Asia podcast with
@pannierb.bsky.social
and Michael Hillard featuring
Peter Frankopan
author of The Silk Roads A New History of the World
https://ow.ly/68bz50XbmIo
#CentralAsia
#Podcast
#CentralAsiaPodcast
#Eurasia
#PodcastLaunch
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30 days ago
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Achilles Micawber
about 1 month ago
The wonderful Legacy podcast with
@afuahirsch.bsky.social
and
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
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Weāre shaking up
#Legacy
. After 21 series on big lives, weāre widening the lens to ideas, eventsā¦.even foods. Also: new format, same depth. And now TWO episodes a week with me & @AfuaHirsch. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
#LegacyPodcast
#History
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Yesterday I was in Brussels for the Global Gateway Forum - a gathering of world leaders to talk about how to connect a fractured world. What I saw instead was something extraordinary - a moment when peace might have taken shape before our eyes. š§µš
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Gerry Arthurs
about 1 month ago
Worth reading this thread, as always, from
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Belarus rarely makes Western headlines ā but it should this week. A quiet move by the Trump administration has just handed Alexander Lukashenka, and indirectly Vladimir Putin, an unexpected gift. š§µš
about 1 month ago
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Richard Mifsud
about 1 month ago
WTAF! This is why I love
#history
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
you absolute legend šš».
#books
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Dr Victoria Bateman
about 1 month ago
ššš My new book,
#Economica
: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power is published in the US today (Basic Books / Seal Press). A huge thank you to
@benchu.bsky.social
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
@timharford.ft.com
@enortonhistory.bsky.social
for your kind endorsements.
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Donald Trump has shifted sharply on Russia. At the
#UN
, he called Moscow a āpaper tiger,ā said its economy was āteeteringā and suggested Ukraine could win back all its lost land. Why the change in tone? š§µ1/5
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As if by magic, breaking this morning: Pakistan giving Saudi nuclear protection and allows its nukes to be āavailable' to Riyadh
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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about 2 months ago
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The nuclear order is cracking. More states are now openly debating whether having the bomb is a necessary form of protection in an increasingly dangerous world.
#NuclearWeapons
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Me, on the rising threat of nuclear proliferation....
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https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-new-era-of-nuclear-weapons-is-here/
about 2 months ago
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Dr Alison Ray
2 months ago
It was too cloudy to see the lunar eclipse tonight, so hereās some fun diagrams of eclipses from a 13th century astronomical compilation, now
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
MS. Arch. Selden. B. 34, f. 47v š
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Tonightās
#USOpen
menās final: Jannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz. Their 3rd straight Slam final. A rivalry already shaping an era. š„š¾ 1/5
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Few symbols are as Venetian as the lion on a column in the Piazzetta beside St Markās Basilica. But new research shows it may not be Venetian at all - its copper traces point to Tang dynasty Chinaš¦ 1/5
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A terrific and important book. Out now from
@vnbateman.bsky.social
!!! ššš
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Dr Victoria Bateman
2 months ago
āErudite, ambitious and richly global in scopeā. A huge thank you to
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
for these kind words. Get your copy of
#Economica
today to find out about historyās female merchants, entrepreneurs and bankers. See how women determined the rise and decline of civilisations.
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In 1700, France was the powerhouse of Europe: 25 million people, one in five Europeans, and almost 1 in 25 people on Earth were French. Its armies, culture and language shaped the world. š«š· 1/5
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IvƔn Cuesta
2 months ago
GeopolĆtica UE, s. XXI: capear el ascenso de Asia o jugar al resurgir de Eurasia. 'Trump has performed a ... miracle of its own: by seeking to squeeze China and weaken its influence, and to pull India more firmly into the American orbit, he has ended up pushing two rising powers closer together.'
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Disconnected_Sylvia
2 months ago
Recommended read āIndian corridors, Russian transport schemes, Iranian transit hubs, deep water ports across Southeast Asia all are converging in ways that recall a far earlier moment in history. The metaphor of the Silk Roads is irresistible.ā Thanks to
#UStariffs
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
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From Rivalry to Rapprochement: India, China and the Tianjin Moment
The Silk Roads are rising again...
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The SCO meeting in Tianjin has been an important moment in the emergence of new ideas - and the revival of old ones 1/4
2 months ago
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Ciaran Martin
3 months ago
The summer of 2025. What we were promised Vs What we got
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Iāve written more about the amazing Clinton-Putin meeting in June 2000 1/4
3 months ago
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Some incredible papers were declassified on Friday: minutes of meetings between President Clinton and President Putin from June 2000. 1/4
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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
3 months ago
Human aspirations for better lives can be mobilized to ensure that the natural world thrives along with people. Says Pedro Conceição
@undp.org
Read his op-ed in the Financial Times, which builds on the paper published in Nature in June ā¬ļøProud to be working alongside the
@undp.org
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Donāt ask what nature can do for youā.ā.ā.
Measuring and ranking countriesā efforts to protect animal and plant life will incentivise us to achieve a better future
https://www.ft.com/content/3ca8e7b1-7cfc-470f-9d2d-82fd146c9961
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The Rest Is History
4 months ago
What happens if we tell global history from Asia's perspective? This week,
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
joined
@holland-tom.bsky.social
on our bonus episode to discuss precisely this, available exclusively to members of The Rest Is History Club.
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Already being hassled about this by our children....
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Japan sets new internet speed world record ā 4 million times faster than average US speeds
A team of scientists in Japan shattered the record for the fastest internet speed by developing new fiber optics.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/communications/japan-sets-new-internet-speed-record-its-4-million-times-faster-than-average-us-broadband-speeds?utm_term=9AA85B6E-E1C6-4ACC-9D19-33446F791760&lrh=bbafafa85945b7ca6d5c8e8db9a0725b069339397e82fe0d5c31f1e154eb7e9f&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=263BFFF7-4C2D-4D61-BEA1-116388B63F0A&utm_source=SmartBrief
4 months ago
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Carissa VƩliz
4 months ago
"The obsession with looking beautiful is of course not unique to Rome, but as the Instagram generation understand well, it can be oppressive to be bombarded by images of other people in peak physical condition."
#AIEthics
By
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
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Don McCullinās photographs tell us about wealth ancient and modern
Peter Frankopan writes that little has changed since high-ranking Romansā obsession with beauty and status symbols
https://www.ft.com/content/f529323a-75f1-42e6-833b-341493aa50de
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Josh Spero
4 months ago
Wonderful essay by
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
in the new FT Wealth about Don McCullin's photos of Roman sculptures
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Don McCullinās photographs tell us about wealth ancient and modern
[FREE TO READ] Peter Frankopan writes that little has changed since high-ranking Romansā obsession with beauty and status symbols
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4 months ago
As all good letters should be
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Jorge FƩlix Cardoso
4 months ago
What a stat in this
@peterfrankopan.bsky.social
essay: āthe state based on Moscow grew by an estimated 55 square miles per day after the Romanovs took the throne in 1613 up to the start of the 20th centuryā
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China, Russia and the āDragon-Bearā embrace
The partnership seeks to build a new world order along the route of the old Silk Roads. But, asks Peter Frankopan, is this bond as close as it seems?
https://on.ft.com/4lnx6HB
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John Thornhill
4 months ago
Excellent essay by
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What if we measured progress not just by income or life expectancy - but by how well we live with the rest of nature? A major new paper proposes the 'Nature Relationship Index (NRI)' - a bold rethink of development metrics. Hereās why it matters.š
#NatureRelationshipIndex
#GlobalThreads
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