← Contributors Mark Pierce Mark Pierce was a diplomat and is now a writer who has spent years living in France and Germany. Articles by Mark Pierce (20) Mark Pierce 22 Jan 2024 Diplomacy: How to pick those who represent us Australia’s top envoys can draw out the best, whether professionals or politicians. Mark Pierce 29 Nov 2023 The Fix: Simple history is never simplistic Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources and helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed. Mark Pierce 17 Nov 2023 Practising politics in a moral wilderness Yes Minister, indeed. Mark Pierce 23 Oct 2023 War crimes: The trial of a fallen French war hero and lessons for today When can personal responsibility be dissolved into collective culpability? Mark Pierce 13 Oct 2023 Imagining Trump’s second term Could Canada cope? Might Australia? Two books on the “vice in the chest and tightness in the stomach” prospect. Mark Pierce 29 Sep 2023 The decline of Europe: “Rage, rage, against the dying of the light” From the early signs of decay to the recent downwards turn, Europe’s trajectory is captured with pen and voice. Mark Pierce 21 Sep 2023 Plumbing the depths of the former East Germany’s grotesque delusion A mostly unsentimental new memoir of life in the GDR ruminates on the what-ifs. Mark Pierce 8 Sep 2023 Boris Johnson: Does distance really lend enchantment to the view? A recent biography on the former PM reveals a man short on dignity and gravitas, and afraid to make the hard decisions. Mark Pierce 10 Aug 2023 Fake news, propaganda, and the withering of commitment to truth Joseph Stalin’s denial of access for Western journalists during the Second World War heralded the birth of disinformation. Load More
Mark Pierce 22 Jan 2024 Diplomacy: How to pick those who represent us Australia’s top envoys can draw out the best, whether professionals or politicians.
Mark Pierce 29 Nov 2023 The Fix: Simple history is never simplistic Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources and helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
Mark Pierce 23 Oct 2023 War crimes: The trial of a fallen French war hero and lessons for today When can personal responsibility be dissolved into collective culpability?
Mark Pierce 13 Oct 2023 Imagining Trump’s second term Could Canada cope? Might Australia? Two books on the “vice in the chest and tightness in the stomach” prospect.
Mark Pierce 29 Sep 2023 The decline of Europe: “Rage, rage, against the dying of the light” From the early signs of decay to the recent downwards turn, Europe’s trajectory is captured with pen and voice.
Mark Pierce 21 Sep 2023 Plumbing the depths of the former East Germany’s grotesque delusion A mostly unsentimental new memoir of life in the GDR ruminates on the what-ifs.
Mark Pierce 8 Sep 2023 Boris Johnson: Does distance really lend enchantment to the view? A recent biography on the former PM reveals a man short on dignity and gravitas, and afraid to make the hard decisions.
Mark Pierce 10 Aug 2023 Fake news, propaganda, and the withering of commitment to truth Joseph Stalin’s denial of access for Western journalists during the Second World War heralded the birth of disinformation.