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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

Articles by Matthew Dal Santo (33)

Matthew Dal Santo 7 Jul 2020

Yes, to balance China, let’s bring Russia in from the cold

The West’s isolation of Russia has helped Moscow acquiesce in an expanded Chinese presence it would once have resented.
Matthew Dal Santo 13 Jul 2017

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?
Matthew Dal Santo 10 May 2017

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.

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Matthew Dal Santo

Articles by Matthew Dal Santo (33)

Yes, to balance China, let’s bring Russia in from the cold

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

Macron and the uprooting of France