Following the collapse of several monarchies in Europe post-WWI and WWII, the process of transferring power, which was hereditary in nature, was replaced with leadership emerging from the literate ...

Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. - Wilfred Owen, “Strange Meeting” ...

But not all of the leading conservative populist parties in the world are the same — in rhetoric or on policy.

Local patronage networks that provide economic and social resources for cities and villages are found across Central Asia.

Russian-backed separatists split from Moldova as the Soviet Union collapsed in the early ... the halting of gas transit and says the United States will benefit - by selling more gas to Europe.

Santa Anas are those desiccating winds that occur commonly in winter, blowing out of Nevada and Utah and into southwestern ...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is about abuses of power, and people — not the inclusion of nation states like Israel ...

The map identifies regions across the US that could be most at risk in the event of a nuclear conflict, with the ...

The problems began shortly after Carter became president in 1977 when he sought to convene a US-Soviet Middle East peace ... That would not become the United States’ policy for nearly two ...

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago ...

Over decades, a shift in US military strategy, larger carriers and the growth of commerce on the West Coast deemphasized US ...

Military reserve forces in the Middle East make up an important component of any army within the region. These units provide additional manpower and capabilities to regular military forces, should the ...