The Russia-Ukraine war, its reasons and impact have been discussed by diplomats, politicians intellectuals worldwide. While many accuse the Russian leadership in particular President Vladimir Putin for some others criticize Western countries principally US NATO’s eastward expansion disregarding Russia’s security concerns. Chinese with diverse academic political backgrounds also contributed to t...

This article explores the forgotten manifesto The City of Man: A Declaration on World Democracy, which was composed in 1940 by a group of prominent American and European anti-isolationist intellectuals, including Thomas Mann, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hermann Broch. Written in response to the victories of Nazi Germany, the manifesto declared that the United States had a new global responsibility no...