There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at ...

The Cold War is often portrayed as a great power struggle between the forces of democracy and a spreading communist threat. But what if the conventional story gets it exactly backward? In this episode ...

A Washington Post investigation found that China has selectively used criminal actors for geopolitical purposes, as long as ...

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A survey of more than 500 political scientists found that they believe the United States is headed towards authoritarian rule ...

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President Donald Trump's administration on Friday ordered mass layoffs at Voice of America and other government-funded media, ...

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Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's nuclear program and killed at least two ...

An AMOC collapse would usher in global weather and climate shifts — including plunging temperatures in Europe, which relies on the current system for its mild weather.

China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.