Southern Europe Archives

Overall, it was not a good week for democracy.

European voters moved the economic debate in the right direction, even if they did so for the wrong reasons.

In his excellent study of the Roman Empire, Greg Woolf provides sharp insights while wisely avoiding simplistic comparisons, instead mixing a broad perspective with telling details to provide a fascinating picture of the empire par excellence.

Is government by experts preferable to government by politicians?

Why an Argentine-style default could destroy Greece.

From Carthage to Bosnia, Persia to Palestine, tales of warfare and hubris, excess and murder line the Mediterranean. David Abulafia proffers up a sweeping narrative steeped in culture, commerce and the struggle for dominance on the Great Sea.