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Matthew Dal Santo

Matthew Dal Santo is an Australian historian and foreign affairs writer resident in Europe and co-founder of the Simone Weil Centre for Political Philosophy. He’s a former fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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13 Jul 2017 10:48

Trump's Warsaw speech: Heed the message, not the messenger

In the uproar over Trump’s speech, is it the borders and civilizations that are resented, or the political duties they imply?
10 May 2017 14:01

Macron and the uprooting of France

‘Whoever is uprooted themselves,’ wrote Simone Weil, ‘uproots others.’ France will not be a happier country five years from now if the only legacy of a Macron presidency is further uprooting.
26 Apr 2017 09:37

French election a swansong for liberal globalism

Should Macron win, you won't need to be a supporter of Le Pen's to believe that French democracy will be worse off.
15 Mar 2017 15:45

The Russian Revolution, a century on

Russia’s last emperor Nicholas II remains a divisive subject, posing unresolved questions about the country’s past and present.
13 Mar 2017 11:20

Francois Fillon’s fall from favour

The candidate who stands to gain the most out of the Républicains’ difficulties is the Front National’s Marine Le Pen.
27 Jan 2017 12:12

A grand bargain: What Russia now wants from the West

2017 will pose more sharply than at any time since the fall of the Berlin Wall the question of what Russia wants from the United States and the world system more broadly.
20 Jan 2017 08:57

Theresa May's Brexit speech ushers in a post-liberal age

‘No’, she said, in words which many still struggle to believe, ‘the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union.’ And with that May upended more than four decades of British foreign and economic policy.
22 Dec 2016 10:31

Russia's revolutionary centenary

For those who would seek to understand Russia today, the Revolution’s unsettled legacy cannot be ignored.

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Contributors

Matthew Dal Santo

Articles by Matthew Dal Santo (32)

Trump's Warsaw speech: Heed the message, not the messenger

Macron and the uprooting of France

French election a swansong for liberal globalism

The Russian Revolution, a century on

Francois Fillon’s fall from favour

A grand bargain: What Russia now wants from the West

Theresa May's Brexit speech ushers in a post-liberal age

Russia's revolutionary centenary