Small entities might once again need to relearn how to hedge between great powers. One forgotten highborn woman from history provides some ancient realist lessons.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived Thursday evening for his roughly 24-hour visit to Washington. He came to the White House on Friday near midday and was expected to spend ...

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is Europe's longest-serving head of government – and the most polarizing. In an NZZ ...

It is not as repressive as Aleksander Lukashenko’s Belarus, but neither as permissive as Viktor Orban’s Hungary. Ivana Stradner ... free of “political” signs such as European Union flags, which Vucic ...

“Look at what members of Congress are invested in private prison companies … and look at the votes on this bill.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a news conference outside the Capitol on ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

Democratic lawmakers in Virginia have advanced three constitutional amendments to restore voting rights, protect reproductive freedoms and enshrine marriage equality in the state’s highest governing ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

Rumours that Cullen would re-join Hamilton's team began to swirl earlier this month, after she posted pictures to her now deleted Instagram dressed in red with a flag displaying the ... who re-joined ...