Mark Pierce
Biography
Publications
Mark Pierce was a diplomat and is now a writer who has spent years living in France and Germany.
Life on Earth: From beginning to end
A new take on the history of the world starts 3.8 billion years ago and offers conclusions about our future.
Opium and the colonial narco-state
In an attempt to control 19th century trade with India and China, Britain dumped tea and resorted to a new addictive drug.
Spy novels and unicorn hunting
Seeking perfection among the dead ends, red herrings and lost causes, a lover of espionage lists the must-haves.
Words as weapons in the war of ideas
A new book explores the power of literature on history's battlefields.
Diplomacy: How to pick those who represent us
Australia’s top envoys can draw out the best, whether professionals or politicians.
The Fix: Simple history is never simplistic
Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources and helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
Practising politics in a moral wilderness
Yes Minister, indeed.
War crimes: The trial of a fallen French war hero and lessons for today
When can personal responsibility be dissolved into collective culpability?
Imagining Trump’s second term
Could Canada cope? Might Australia? Two books on the “vice in the chest and tightness in the stomach” prospect.
