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We are social beings. So, within every group, decisions must be made about how to live together, preserving wellbeing and relations with others. Historically, those decisions were made by tribal leaders, or monarchs and their courts. Yet the ancient states of Greece, needing collective commitment to the battles in which…

Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech

Recent surveys claim to have discovered a lot of alarming things about my generation. But they’re not telling you the whole story

JD Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference critiques European leaders on free speech, immigration, and democracy, sparking debate and reflection.

The Munich Security Conference was supposed to be a foreign policy forum. Instead, the vice president lectured Europeans about democracy.

Vice President JD Vance dismissed concerns over Russian interference in Romania's elections at the Munich Security Conference, calling them "flimsy," but critics argued he inadvertently described U.S. election vulnerabilities.

US vice-president questions whether European values are worth defending as he rails against ‘threat from within’

On November 1 2024, the roof of a newly €55 million renovated railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second biggest city, collapsed and killed 15 people. The deaths sparked Serbia’s largest wave of student-led anti-government protests since Yugoslavia’s disintegration in 2000.

Brennan Center lawyer explains "there are a number of tools that judges have access to for enforcement purposes"