In March, the UK government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (which is clumsily shortened to DLUHC) and the British Home Office jointly announced that individuals, families,…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a lover of ancient Greek and Latin literature and history, is often fascinated by the fall of the Roman Empire but his government is now threatened by a similar…
As you’ve probably seen in the news, inflation rates are soaring in the UK (Oct. 4.2%), US (Oct. 6.2%) and Europe (Oct. 4.1%). Although there are many other pressing economic issues, this one seems…
The British government announced on November 19, 2021 that it will present a draft bill before parliament declaring the political wing of the Palestinian group Hamas to be a terrorist organization…
The ideological roots of Jihadist Terror "Political Islam" is a term for all ideological and political currents that aim to establish a state (caliphate) based on the principles of Islam, whether at…
Queen Elizabeth II is the current monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the current Head of State of sixteen Commonwealth realms. Her Majesty is also the…
On June 8, gunmen shot dead 10 Afghans working for the international demining organization the Halo Trust in an attack on their camp in the north of the country. While Halo did not officially blame…
After years of wrangling since the referendum in 2016, theUnited Kingdomformally left theEuropean Unionat the end of January. “Leavers” were jubilant, claiming that the country had broken free of…
On Wednesday, more than 900 people were reported to have died from coronavirus in UK hospitals in a day for the first time. The jump in deaths is the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began,…
On Wednesday, more than 900 people were reported to have died from coronavirus in UK hospitals in a day for the first time. The jump in deaths is the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began,…
Beijing would like the week to mark a historic turning point in which a unipolar world finally gave way to multipolarity. To others, it was just tub-thumping bravura. In reality, it was a bit of both.
The country now sits at an energy crossroads: will its recovery be anchored in oil and gas, or will it seize the chance to lean into renewables and build something more resilient?
After Israel dealt Iran and its regional axis a string of crippling blows last year, Lebanon now finds itself better-positioned to reclaim its eroded state sovereignty. Will it grab the chance?
Recent books from Yemen, Egypt, and Syria take a new look at the 10th-century philosopher's famed letter 'The Epistle of Forgiveness', which is said to have inspired Dante's 'Divine Comedy'
An earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this week levelled entire villages and left people trapped under rubble for days, but in the shadow of the Hindu Kush, saviours were thin on the ground