The concept of statesmanship has intrigued political thinkers since at least the time of Plato, with analysts grappling over the term’s conceptual complexity and the relatively scarce examples of this
British graphic artist Ralph Steadman’s advice to young artists is that there’s no such thing as a mistake — only the opportunity to do something else. The 82-year-old artist is
Chaos is the plumb line running through the work of Georg Baselitz, currently on view in a career retrospective at the Hirshhorn. The German artist, still active, trained on both
It’s the $1.5 trillion question. Can the European Union’s executive body, the European Commission, use the upcoming union budget for 2021-27 to curb what many in Europe see as member
The realpolitik foundation of the new National Security Strategy emphasizes the idea of peace through strength. This underpins the Trump administration’s take on nuclear weapons. President Trump thinks the U.S.
For centuries, the Swahili Coast, where East Africa meets the Indian Ocean, served as a gateway between Africa and the outside world. Merchants traded everything from gold and ivory to
Judy Perkins was 49 and battling breast cancer that had spread, but chemotherapy and hormone treatments had failed to rein in her disease. So, her doctors tried a highly sophisticated
As she waved me into her big circular drive in front of the spacious home, wearing a radiant smile, I instantly got a sense of the bedside manner that Dr.
In America, there are a few sure signs that summer has arrived. The smell of barbecuing meat wafts through the air. Beaches are crowded. Inner-city fire hydrants spew never-ending fountains
UPDATE: On July 30, over 5 million Zimbabweans peacefully cast their votes in the general election after this story went to press. President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the Zanu-PF party was
Ever since taking office, President Trump has been making enemies out of allies and friends out of autocrats. He labeled poor African countries “shitholes,” started a trade war with China,
President Trump has said he doesn’t plan to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization, but he has expressed disdain for the organization, whose raison d’être, he reportedly
Lines, dots and repetition yield to a meditative and contemplative experience at the Phillips Collection this summer, where the latest special exhibition focuses on the remarkable work of nine contemporary
