Trust has long underpinned financial systems, from gold-backed currencies to banks and modern digital payments. In recent years, however, it has been repeatedly undermined. High-profile breaches, ...

German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel believed that history unfolded in stages. Celebrity history seems to obey a similar pattern. The first stage is thrilling: novelty, scandal and ...

The last four years at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, my peers and I coexisted within an elite sphere of the most influential foreign policy minds, US diplomats and ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman makes the obligatory statements of support for the Palestinian cause, but in reality he has thrown his lot in with Israel. Saudi authorities are desperately ...

Imagine a distant past, thousands of years ago, when ancient tribes roamed the vast lands of Eurasia. Among these tribes were the enigmatic Proto-Indo-Europeans, whose language, now known as ...

The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade still lives on. It began in the 15th century and only ended in the 19th. Even today, the descendants of slaves deal with horrific racism. This led to the ...

As a sovereign nation, the State of Israel has existed since 1948, following the end of the 30-year mandate for British administration of Palestine, when the Jewish Agency declared the territory as ...

Guacamole, or so BBC has claimed, is “undoubtedly one of Mexico’s most popular dishes,” dating back to the times of the Aztecs. Thanks to Pancho Villa and Old El Paso’s spice mix, guacamole has ...

Russia has developed into a major hub for human trafficking. The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, stretching from Europe to the Pacific, and is a massive landmass for the origin ...

Since its inception in 1950, the Indian Supreme Court (SC) has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a subordinate body into a central figure in Indian governance. This shift is the ...

On January 31, 2024, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, publicly shaming him. Those around said a sense of change was palpable. In the viewing gallery ...

Notwithstanding Russia’s local proxy, fanning existing flames in Bosnia and Herzegovina could be a rational adventure from Putin’s viewpoint for additional reasons. First, Serbian and Turkish ...