machiavelli
Drawing inspiration from the Roman Republic to discourage tyranny
Revolutionary movements in the 17th and 18th centuries were deeply influenced by ancient Roman strategies for separating state powers and fixing checks and balances
The new power players running the world
An Italian former political adviser warns of the tech bros and autocrats upending the international order while our elected leaders appease and procrastinate
We could certainly do with a Tacitus now
As a contemporary John Clapham reported, Queen Elizabeth I ‘had pleasure in reading the best and wisest histories’, and translated…
Double thinking, double lives
Jan Morris on the inconsistency and paradox that has characterised Italian thought over the centuries — and the desperate search for certainty
Measuring up to Machiavelli
Few of today’s statesmen, says Philip Bobbitt, deserve comparison with the ‘seriously ethical’ author of The Prince
