geopolitics
Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited.
The region of Catalonia has been at odds with greater Spain for over 300 years. The prospect of autonomy remains a distant and fading dream.
Predictive power has perverse, anti-democratic consequences. So be a good citizen and lie to election pollsters.
Explore how belief shapes destiny, from Oedipus Rex to modern geopolitics.
While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.
Opponents of America's entry into the looming Second World War believed the U.S. would be dismembered.
When you turn a map of East Asia upside down, Beijing’s geographic constraints and regional ambitions become much clearer.
Is the vast "Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area" the final resting place of Genghis Khan?
University College London professor Brian Klaas exposes the ugly truth about world leaders.
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Meet the world's largest landowners.
For linguists, the uniqueness of the Basque language represents an unsolved mystery. For its native speakers, long oppressed, it is a source of pride.
Once a cosmopolitan faith, Islam valued intellectualism and modernity. It was derailed by various geopolitical and religious forces.
In a time when we dislike and distrust our politicians, why can't we get more popular leaders like Kim Jong Un and Bashar al-Assad?
Soviet censorship was thorough yet fallible.
Cyberattacks are growing in number and sophistication.
“Who is the aggressor?” That depends on which of these maps you believe.
As AI evolves — and more robotic warfare systems are deployed — the nature of conflict could change beyond recognition.
Mongol forces never fully conquered the continent, but they played a key role in its historical development.
His plan to replace it with homegrown rice did not go well.
When Mongol traders came knocking, Sultan Muhammad II shaved off their beards. Three years later, his whole empire was annihilated.
The story of China is the story of global economics.
Dig a 70-mile tunnel under the Bering Strait, and you get this amazing InterContinental Railway, which will reshape the world.
Estonia has long been seen as a pioneer in digitizing the democratic process.
Social media has made yelling past each other all the easier.
The restoration of public confidence is crucial for strong democratic governance around the world.
Queen Calafia seems like she could have sprung from the pages of a modern fantasy novel.
The state of global democracy is relatively strong — but there are clear signs of recent erosion.
In a state of "hyperwar," accidents or unexpected AI decisions could lead to widespread devastation before humans could intervene.