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Aesthetics as the Politics of Vitality
Beauty is a vital political goal, not a luxury reserved for prosperous times, but rather the precondition for creating prosperity worth having
Jun 16
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Miquel Vila
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The Art of Losing Well: Shinzo Abe's political comeback
Defeats are inevitable, but becoming a loser is a choice. A leader who treats setbacks as opportunities for growth can turn them into the foundation of…
Jun 1
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Miquel Vila
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The Art of Losing Well: Shinzo Abe's political comeback
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May 2025
Renewal in an Age of Managed Decline
If a nation stops reaching beyond itself, it will forfeit its reason for being. A state that denies any higher purpose will collapse into mere technical…
May 25
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Miquel Vila
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Lessons from Simon Mann
Golden Ages do not simply descend upon us through the works of others. They are actively shaped by our own choices and actions.
May 11
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Miquel Vila
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The Will to Become
True greatness requires radical transformation, not inherited status, but the will to become something beyond the given.
May 4
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Miquel Vila
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April 2025
To Get Rich is Glorious
Societies flourish when wealth is seen as a virtuous pursuit tied to creative power, and decline when wealth is treated with suspicion and resentment.
Apr 28
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Miquel Vila
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Burn the Ships
Victory demands the courage to eliminate your escape routes
Apr 20
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Miquel Vila
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Strategy doesn't stop at the border
No one lives in a vacuum, prevailing at home means shaping events abroad.
Apr 14
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Miquel Vila
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Victory Must Be Absolute
Secure power first, everything else comes later. A leader can only afford magnanimity when their position isn't on the line.
Apr 6
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Miquel Vila
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March 2025
The War of the Allies
A power that outgrows its origins must adapt or be torn apart by those who rely on it
Mar 31
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Miquel Vila
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November 2024
2024: President Trump's comeback
Geoeconomic implications of Donald Trump’s return to office.
Nov 6, 2024
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Miquel Vila
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March 2024
Erdogan in the Horn of Africa BoP Brief #10
Erdogan in Somalia. A conversation with Peter Ryan. Does Xi's China have a good story? My new book is out!!
Mar 13, 2024
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Miquel Vila
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