From Hitler to Hamas, Western powers have repeatedly dismissed open threats as bluffs — with catastrophic results.

Trump may make America great again — just not in the way he had intended.

Follow the money and you'll follow history.

"There is so much more uncertainty and volatility in a world that is moving fast with big countries that are more at odds with each other and with fewer rules of the road that leaders, companies, and societies are adhering to."

Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.

Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis. They were remarkably self-restrained and obedient to the Roman Constitution.

Thanks to protocols established centuries ago in Europe, world leaders no longer need to worry about having their heads bashed with an axe.

By the end, even his mom wanted him gone.

“Only a narcissist would want to become president.” This is the psychology of an authoritarian unpacked.

Every successful leader can mine golden knowledge from the works of the Bard.

Roosevelt had become president but not in the way he wanted. Still, he understood that he had been given the rare opportunity to make history.

University College London professor Brian Klaas exposes the ugly truth about world leaders.

His greatest speeches were loaded with empathy.

Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.

What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.

Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely regarded as one of the most gifted orators in human history. His writings can teach us a lot about the lost art of public speaking.

Democracy is in decline, regardless of how we measure it.

Time will tell what the reign of Charles III will look like, but one thing is for sure: the “new Elizabethan age” is long gone.

"Politics is weird. It’s the only business in the world in which you take a really, really important position, and you give it to someone with no qualifications." —Tony Blair

Presidential gravesites are spread out “democratically” — but this is more by accident than design.

To Vladimir Putin, a young KGB colonel at the time, the decision was a colossal mistake.

George Washington, for example, was quite happy to engage in deception, if that deception would help protect the United States.

Russia has long sought to erase the mere idea of Ukraine. But people like my grandmother, born in Druzhkivka, will not let Russia win.

Distinguishing fact from fiction can be tough, especially when it comes to people as controversial as Stalin. 

Washington believed that particular Thanksgiving in 1789 was a crucial occasion.

20 years before Sally Ride, Valentina Tereshkova set the bar. She’s still amazing after more than 50 years. “A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop […]