David Engels
David Engels is chair of Roman History at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and senior analyst at the Instytut Zachodni in Poznań. He is the author of Le Déclin: La crise de l'Union européenne et la chute de la république romaine, analogies historiques.
What the Polish election means
It has major implications for conservatism and left-liberalism in Europe
Between Middle Earth and the West
130 years from his birth, what can we learn from Tolkien?
Tomorrow in Poland
“Konfederacja” and PiS are predestined partners in the attempt to protect Poland’s identity and learn from the West’s mistakes
Ongoing lessons from the Battle of Warsaw
After the Miracle at the Vistula, a Miracle at the Oder?
Balance the books
Britain’s soaring debt may not be as sustainable in the long term as figures suggest
Twitter’s doxxing problem
Social media “outings” expose serious lapses in legality and digital morality
Save us from the menopause mystique
“Menopausal” products make life more rather than less alienating
The pain of Sinn Fein
How has support for the party fallen so dramatically?
The final death of left v. right?
Old political categories are losing their value
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
A short guide to voting in the general election
From Gorgeous George to the Newark Chainsaw Massacre, the Critic brings you a selectively exhaustive guide to the parties running in 2024
I love a “dream home” nightmare
What disasters will strike the family next? You almost expect a tsunami