Berfrois

Power

We are still using Greek idioms to represent the idea of women in, and out of, power…

Remembering Inez McCormack

Remembering Inez McCormack

‘Since power tends to prevail, intellectuals who serve their governments are considered the responsible ones’

The Great-Power Reset

Why Coup?

A Doraemon mask helps illustrate why one Japanese professor believes soft power is “rubbish.”

And yet, NATO survived…

‘For an Indian, Mao’s inaugural rhetoric was much less rousing than Jawaharlal Nehru’s “tryst-with destiny” speech…’

‘Dysfunctional Males’ by Fernando Sdrigotti
Book excerpt: ‘Dysfunctional Males’ by Fernando Sdrigotti
Subway Napping
Slideshow: Subway Napping
‘L’Esprit terreuse’ by Jack Hanson
Poem: ‘L’Esprit terreuse’ by Jack Hanson
‘The Darkling Thrush’ by Thomas Hardy
Poem: ‘The Darkling Thrush’ by Thomas Hardy
‘Slipping’ by John Toomey
Book excerpt: ‘Slipping’ by John Toomey
‘For Adam’ by E.J. Koh
Poem: ‘For Adam’ by E.J. Koh