World War I “colored everything that came before and shadowed everything that followed.” The assassinations, which Austria-Hungary blamed on Serbia, led to an ultimatum being delivered to the Serbian ...

Iran has invested heavily in a network of proxy allies across the Middle East, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, ...

The US president wants separate spheres of influence dominated by the US, China and Russia. For small states, this new world order poses both risks and opportunities.

Speculation that US President Donald Trump may visit Beijing in September has sparked "cautious optimism" among some Chinese ...

Iranian dissidents—who once defied the Shah and then the clerics—have united against foreign attacks and have called for a ...

This Kings and Generals documentary explores who financed World War I and how the economic strategies behind the scenes decided the fate of empires. Discover how war bonds, international loans, and ...

A return to the Articles of Confederation would mean, among other things, that the country could not pay off its war debt. The articles created a ... him as “one of the most sensible men in the world.