Is it really necessary to rigidly define a common European identity? This article assesses its feasibility and desirability. First published in EUREKA, the UCLU European Society's magazine. More

An article on why the joint EU / IMF Eur 110bn bail-out package for Greece announced last weekend cannot act as a circuit breaker avoiding contagion to other EU countries. And what alternatives are left on the table. More

A discussion of the conflicting evolutionary views of the persistence of religion, contrasting the adaptation and by-product views of religious evolution. More

A revival of the inequality debate is needed. First published in UCLU's European Society Magazine EUREKA, available online at: http://issuu.com/kompromiss/docs/eureka More

The 2009 Forbes list of the world’s most powerful people ranks Chancellor Angela Merkel at place 15 and only has to stand down to Silvio Berlusconi amongst European leaders. But how strong is Merkel and her government really? A depressing perspective. First published in EUREKA More

An article on why Germany cannot and will not stimulate significantly its internal demand to save Europe More

This essay was written for the course Foundations and Key Issues in Human Rights as part of a master's degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science. By sharing this work I hope to generate discussion on the issues raised.

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A first-class academic essay outlining how the process of diffusion of law across the law affects our perception of legal orders as separate entities. More

At the foot of Monte Baldo, only a stone’s throw from Lake Garda, Rivoli looms above the Adige valley in a part of Italy that is both picturesque and popular among travellers. Here on 14 January 1797 Napoleon defeated the Austrian army under General Alvinczy's command.

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I wrote this essay as part of my Genetics course assesment at UCL.

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An opinion article defending the idea of creating a European Union of Regions. This piece was first published in the UCLU European Society publication 'Eureka'. The magazine can be found online at www.eurosoc.co.uk More

Art historian Karen Kurczynski talks about her interest in Asger Jorn and why she believes he has been misunderstood in art history. More

This essay examines what Skaldskaparmal can tell us about Snorri Sturluson's conceptualisation of the kenning and his justification of it as the primary mode of poetic diction within skaldic verse.  

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This essay was written for the module Key Issues in Contemporary Societies as part of the BSc Sociology course at the London School of Economics.

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This essay was written for the course Complex Emergencies as part of a master's degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science. By sharing this work I hope to generate discussion on the issues raised.

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With books such as Berlin and Stalingrad, Antony Beevor has already secured a place in the pantheon of WWII historians. His new D-Day is no dissapointment. A great read and a balanced and well-researched account.

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David Aaronovitch sets out to debunk conspiracy theories, from the 1937 show trials in Stalin's Russia to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. A compelling read.

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This article on the interpretation of Giorgione's Tempest was first published in Art History, vol. 18, no. 3, September 1995. In re-publishing the article here I intend to meet criticisms, update my citations, revise where necessary and solicit further discussion of points at issue.

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To her death, Leni Riefenstahl would assert that her close association with the Nazis was down to youthful naïveté. Steven Bach's Leni biography demonstrates that there was nothing naive about the maker of 'Triumph of the Will'.

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Giorgione's self portrait as David is lost in the original but known through copies. This article suggests an intellectual and artistic context, in which it might have been read in terms of the paragone between the arts. Taken from Poetry on Art: Renaissance to Romanticism, ed. Thomas Frangenberg Donnington, 2003.

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A list of Napoleon's headquarters during the Italian Campaign 1796 – 1797.

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Part of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798, the artist Vivant Denon set out on a tour de force of pyramids and temples in the Nile Valley. We follow in Denon's tracks and experience the wonders of Ancient Egypt. More

During the French Revolutionary Wars art thefts were an integral part of the French authorities' policy towards conquered territories. This guide tracks down the churches, museums and collections raided by Napoleon during the Italian Campaign 1796 - 1797.

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This travel planner offers an overview of historic trails to do with Napoleon's campaign in northern Italy 1796 – 1797, a spectacular chapter in military history which saw the rise of the young Napoleon's military genius.

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