How powerful are the world’s remaining royals?
Recently appointed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged his loyalty to British King Charles III on July 6, 2024, continuing a tradition that dates back centuries.
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Don’t believe Biden or Trump – tariffs don’t protect jobs
Both Trump and Biden imposed high tariffs on imported products made in China and other countries. Those impositions broke with and departed from the previous half century’s policies favoring “free trade” (less or minimal government intervention in international markets).
N Korea’s transformation on reunification marks paradigm shift
Late 2023 marked a notable transformation in North Korea’s long-standing pursuit of peaceful reunification with South Korea after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un noted the failure of the policy in his end-of-year speech.
How long has humanity been at war with itself?
The famous American astronomer Carl Sagan once said, “You have to know the past to understand the present.” But can we ever know the history of human origins well enough to understand why humans wage large-scale acts of appalling cruelty on other members of our own species?
Assassination scandal threatens India’s relations with Five Eyes
Since mid-2023, a series of assassination plots have strained India’s relations with Canada and the US.