← Contributors Mark Pierce Mark Pierce was a diplomat and is now a writer who has spent years living in France and Germany. Articles by Mark Pierce (5) Mark Pierce 8 hours ago Plumbing the depths of the former East Germany’s grotesque delusion A mostly unsentimental new memoir of life in the GDR ruminates on the what-ifs. Mark Pierce 8 Sep 2023 Boris Johnson: Does distance really lend enchantment to the view? A recent biography on the former PM reveals a man short on dignity and gravitas, and afraid to make the hard decisions. Mark Pierce 10 Aug 2023 Fake news, propaganda, and the withering of commitment to truth Joseph Stalin’s denial of access for Western journalists during the Second World War heralded the birth of disinformation. Mark Pierce 21 Jul 2023 Nobody ever teaches anyone how to be a Minister At the heart of Australia’s Westminster democracy is an eclectic, eccentric, DIY political system. Mark Pierce 10 Jul 2023 French fragmentation Unpopular for peculiar reasons, Emmanuel Macron grapples with a parade of populists and a nation divided by grievance.
Mark Pierce 8 hours ago Plumbing the depths of the former East Germany’s grotesque delusion A mostly unsentimental new memoir of life in the GDR ruminates on the what-ifs.
Mark Pierce 8 Sep 2023 Boris Johnson: Does distance really lend enchantment to the view? A recent biography on the former PM reveals a man short on dignity and gravitas, and afraid to make the hard decisions.
Mark Pierce 10 Aug 2023 Fake news, propaganda, and the withering of commitment to truth Joseph Stalin’s denial of access for Western journalists during the Second World War heralded the birth of disinformation.
Mark Pierce 21 Jul 2023 Nobody ever teaches anyone how to be a Minister At the heart of Australia’s Westminster democracy is an eclectic, eccentric, DIY political system.
Mark Pierce 10 Jul 2023 French fragmentation Unpopular for peculiar reasons, Emmanuel Macron grapples with a parade of populists and a nation divided by grievance.