Pragmatic realism called for compromise when it came to Venezuela, but there is no reasonable explanation for an invasion of Greenland.

These are dark times for progressive foreign policy. We are moving towards an illiberal world order. In this climate, how can the UK advance progressive foreign policy goals?  Many UK policymake...

We all face uncivil behavior or insulting comments at times, but you can choose how to react.

Sly Stone fused joyful visions of the country with a deep understanding of its worst ills.

This is more than a shift in foreign policy; it’s a divorce so comprehensive that it makes Brexit look modest by comparison.

European Journal of International Security - Professor Andrew Mumford

As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.

Poland pulled back from an authoritarian slide. What can the U.S. learn from its nonpartisan approach?

An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think ...

An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think ...

More registered voters think America is on the right track than at any point since 2004, a new poll says. What does that mean about Trump?

Jason Ralph, University of LeedsI have a confession. I’ve been having a 35-year love affair with American democracy.  Under the cover of annual visits to the US - usually to the International Stu

The Department of Government Efficiency’s seizure of government databases is not just an act of bureaucratic reorganization. It is an act of constitutional restructuring.

Jason Ralph, University of LeedsI have a confession. I’ve been having a 35-year love affair with American democracy.  Under the cover of annual visits to the US - usually to the International Stu

The publication of the detailed analysis was a sign that a cease-fire has gone from a theoretical exercise to an urgent and practical issue.

The president's policies could rekindle the resistance, but House members put the focus on themselves.

YouTube video by US National Archives

In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics.

How can pragmatism inform UK foreign policy? If philosophical pragmatism is separated from realism, it has the potential to promote progressive change. ‘Pr

Starmer seems to have come away with the chance at avoiding tariffs by recognising the constraints of the reality on the ground in Washington.

Starmer seems to have come away with the chance at avoiding tariffs by recognising the constraints of the reality on the ground in Washington.

Starmer seems to have come away with the chance at avoiding tariffs by recognising the constraints of the reality on the ground in Washington.

The problem with the party goes way beyond the $10 words.

A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.

In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

The Italian Futurists praised invention, modernity, speed, and disruption. Sound familiar?

Why Trump and Musk are on a firing spree