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How can we understand the origins of Islamic State?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Since announcing its arrival as a global force in June 2014 with the declaration of a caliphate on territory captured in Iraq and Syria, the jihadist group Islamic State has shocked the world with its brutality.

Its seemingly sudden prominence has led to much speculation about the group’s origins. How do we account for forces and events that p...

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Utzon Lecture: Re-imagining the Harbour City

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageSydney Harbour is arguably the city's only true great public space.flickr/Duncan Hull, CC BY

This is an edited excerpt from the annual Paul Reid Lecture in Urban Design delivered at UNSW in Sydney on Wednesday, March 9, as part of the Utzon Lecture Series.


The harbour is arguably Sydney’s only true great public space. And, perhaps, its most...

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