Double Helix: Blueprint of Nations

The Swiss Accident: Marignano 1515


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A mercenary powerhouse loses a single battle and becomes the world’s broker of peace. We trace how Marignano in 1515 forced Switzerland to pivot from exporting violence to exporting trust, and the moral trade-offs that followed into the twentieth century.



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Double Helix: Blueprint of NationsBy Paul De La Rosa