Die Staatshaushaltung der Athener (The Public Economy of Athens) by the classical philologist and ancient historian August Boeckh published in 1817 marks the beginning of a systematic and interdisciplinary analysis of ancient economies and promoted the establishment of Ancient History as an academic field at universities. 200 years later, Ancient Economy is again considered as one of the most dynamic fields of ancient studies. Challenging the huge amount of different methods and theories after and following the famous but finally paralysing debate between (neo-)primitivists/substantivists...
London's School of Asian and Oriental Studies (SOAS) compares with Berkeley in the US as a flagship of political activism, including a highly active movement to boycott Israel. Controversy has erupted after SOAS's Jewish Society invited Israel's UK Ambassador Regev to speak. Rumours have circulated (recalling antisemitic stereotypes) suggesting the embassy had rigged the event to ensure that its view prevails. To the contrary, I accepted a request to host the event on the expressly stated condition that the entire SOAS community be invited and that the lion's share of the evening be...
The Royal Saudi Navy (RSN) as an actor in foreign and security policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has grown of increasing significance in the last eighteen months having held a strong role in operations in the Yemen war. Yemen is, effectively, the southern flank of the Saudi sphere of influence in the Middle East and entry point to NorthEast Africa across the Red Sea. Ensuring the Yemeni government is well disposed to the KSA is of substantial importance to the Saudi strategic position. The conflict has continued longer than had been predicted and appears to have no likely...
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