Such territorial acquisitions were a relatively common practice in the age of overseas empires, but it’s nearly unheard of ...

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Donald Trump will reenter the White House to face a world racked by historic conflicts and humanitarian crises, but the ...

Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group says a volatile Mideast, Russian disruption and a strained U.S.-China relationship could all ...

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Having established power over Republican politics in the US, the industrialist is now intervening in European politics—and is ...

Across 36 countries, a median of 54% say the gap between the rich and poor is a very big problem in their nation.

Leading a cohort of next-generation Southern leaders in both parties, Carter grafted the region back on the national map by repudiating Jim Crow, firmly and finally extinguishing George Wallace as a ...

When Democrats lost the White House in November, and watched the Senate flip and the House remain in Republican control, they ...

The late New York Sen_ Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it this way decades ago: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not ...