Dr. Paul Monk on Democracy, the Classical World, Geopolitics, and Finding One's Purpose

<p>In this episode of the Oxford Policy Podcast, Nick Fabbri and Dr. Paul Monk discuss the crises facing the liberal democracies today, and the lessons that the Roman Republic and Greek democracies may hold for the 21st century. We cover Paul's recent papers delivered to the Institute of Law and Strategy, and his tours of Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia discussing the wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the broader geopolitical situation.</p><p><a href="http://www.paulmonk.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr Paul Monk</a>&nbsp;is a writer, poet, and highly regarded Australian public intellectual with a background in security, intelligence, and consulting. His writing regularly appears in the Australian press, and he has written an extraordinary range of books, from <a href="https://www.echobooks.com.au/poetry/sonnets-to-a-promiscuous-beauty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sonnets to a Promiscuous Beauty</a>, to reflective essays on the riches of Western civilisation in <a href="https://www.echobooks.com.au/news/the-west-in-a-nutshell/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The West in a Nutshell</a>, to a prescient treatise on the rise of China in <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thunder-Silent-Zone-Paul-Monk/dp/1922603147" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thunder from the Silent Zone: Rethinking China</a>.</p><p>Subscribe to Oxford Policy Podcast on all podcast platforms, and follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oxfordpolicypod_/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@oxfordpolicypod_</a></p>