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  • Hyperionides. A Conservative Review of Current Affairs

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    Hyperionides. A Conservative Review of Current Affairs, is intended for people who have a high level of interest in current affairs, are generally well-informed, and choose to think independently. Hyperionides, meaning "son of Hyperion", is an epithet of Helios, the Greek Sun-god. The review appeals to opening rather than to closing the intellectual discussion. Therefore, despite a small-c ... Read more

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    Central Asia is a relatively understudied neighbor of Afghanistan. The region is often placed into a number of historical and political contexts—a section of the Silk Road, a pawn in the “Great Game,” the “spillover” state that exemplifies the failure of US foreign policy—that limit scholarly understanding.This edited volume contributes by providing a broad, long-term analysis of the Central Asia ... Read more

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