Is the United Kingdom drifting apart?

The UK is moving further away from the centralised model of government that has characterised much of its modern history. Can it accommodate these changes long-term?

Christopher Phillips

Iran Arouses Fear in the Arab Gulf

In recent days, the U.S. military has dispatched a carrier group to the Gulf while drafting contingency plans for the deployment of up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East in the event of Iranian…

Joseph Braude

The Chinese Enlightenment at 100

One hundred years ago, on the evening ofMay 3, 1919, a group of Chinese students met inside an empty lecture hall inBeijing. World War I had ended in an armistice the previous fall, and the…

Dan Xin Huang

After Bashir

Since the movement that has come to be known as the “Sudan Uprising” ignited inDecember 2018, little has been heard or seen ofOmar al-Bashir, the man who ruled the country with an iron fist for…

Zachariah Mampilly

Emperor Akihito

Early Life Akihito was born on December 23, 1933, to Emperor Shōwa(Hirohito) andEmpress Kōjun in the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Despite the fact that he was…

Ali El Shamy