When he speaks of addressing homelessness, the architect-turned-advocate Rex Hohlbein describes the power inherent in a “critical mass of...

In the relatively peaceful world of European politics, governments rarely reach into the toolbox of physical coercion. After all, sending...

On October 1, the Parliament of Catalonia defied Spain’s federal government by holding a referendum on Catalan independence. Catalonia,...

On September 23, standing in front of a banner declaring, “Ahead for a New Front,” French presidential runner-up Marine Le Pen announced...

When former British Prime Minister David Cameron urged his countrymen not to vote to leave the EU and raised the specter of war in a...

Once again, Greece is making headlines for its economic troubles as it heads towards a major confrontation with its European creditors...

When TV comedian Beppe Grillo and web activist Gianroberto Casaleggio started a political movement in 2009, few believed it would become...

France and Germany have never been known for having much in common, but recent geopolitical events have shaken the countries’ political...

Some argue that the historical and current bloodshed of Western imperialism has transformed the English language into a universal tool of...

After the UK’s decision to leave the European Union last June, it became clear that London risked losing its status as Europe’s major...

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seems to have a knack for the unprecedented, a desire to chart his own path and challenge...

Prior to the Brexit referendum, the Remain camp was led by Britain’s foremost politicians. Now, it is a ship without a captain. The...

The international news circuit, in its coverage of the refugee crisis, has consistently focused on the burden faced by southern European...

In the wake of Yahya Jammeh’s arrest at the hands of Senegalese forces, Vladimir Putin’s return to one of his alleged favorite pastimes,...

In the late 19th century, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria oversaw a period of unprecedented intellectual and cultural growth in the...

Over the last few years, extremist and populist movements have been on the rise throughout the world. Be it the Brexit referendum or...

Four days after the election of Donald Trump, an article  in the New York Times opened with the ominous statement “and then there was...

Respectable public opinion holds that Labour has already lost the next General Election in the United Kingdom– maybe the next couple....

Pirates — those ancient swashbucklers or their contemporary illegal-downloading counterparts — seldom conjure images of political savvy...

On October 30, as the leaders of the European Union and Canada met to sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA),...