Engelsberg Ideas

Engelsberg Ideas is a digital publication dedicated to intelligent, long-form writing on history, culture and geopolitics. We publish essays, notebooks, reviews and podcasts by leading thinkers, historians, writers and experts from around the world.

Our new app offers a customisable, immersive reading experience designed for depth and reflection – a place where serious ideas can be explored away from the noise, speed and churn of the internet. Whether you are interested in global affairs, intellectual history, political thought or cultural debate, the Engelsberg Ideas app makes it easier than ever to engage with the ideas shaping our present and our future.

Download the Engelsberg Ideas app to stay up to date with our latest writing and discover new voices alongside established contributors such as Antony Beevor, Stephen Kotkin and Helen Thompson. Explore our growing archive of essays and audio, follow your favourite writers and save articles to read offline.

The app is free to download, and all of our writing and audio is free to access.

What you’ll find on the Engelsberg Ideas app

Our app is designed around the writing itself, offering a slick, focused experience for engaging with ideas without distraction. Here is what you can expect:

• A personal, immersive reading experience
• Articles you can save for offline reading
• Your favourite writers to follow
• The complete Engelsberg Ideas archive
• A built-in audio player for listening on the go
• Audio versions of selected essays
• Light and dark modes
• Adjustable text size and accessibility tools
• Notifications delivered directly to your home screen

Who the app is for

The Engelsberg Ideas app is for readers who want to engage with a world undergoing rapid change, from global politics and international relations to history, culture, and ideas. Whether you are an academic, student, policymaker, journalist or simply a curious reader, the app offers a space for nuanced thinking and intellectual curiosity.

Download Engelsberg Ideas today – your access to excellence.

Engelsberg Ideas is funded and published by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.