King Charles III's automatic accession to the throne, making him Britain's new head of state, is an "affront to democracy", according to a campaign group seeking to abolish the monarchy. Charles III ...

We’ve never had a democracy — I don’t see a democracy anywhere — Israel can claim that it’s a democracy, but in this region, really what has worked the best, whether you like it or don’t like it, is a ...

Great Britain’s 10 days of national mourning upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II featured splendid pageantry, music and burial services unlikely to be seen on such a grand scale again. Critics of ...

"In this region, what's worked the best, whether you like it or you do not like it, is a benevolent monarchy," Barrack said. Amb. Tom Barrack, US Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey and Special Envoy ...

There’s an old saying: If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck… it’s a duck. The same logic applies to the current president. If he acts like an autocrat, openly declares his intent to be a ...

In a period of democratic decline in Southeast Asia, Thailand is sometimes held up as an outlier; compared to a raging civil war following a military coup in next door Myanmar, the arrest and banning ...

The foundational pin holding the American rule of law together is that no man is above it. Early on, when George Washington refused to be king, he did so in recognition of man’s worst instincts. If ...

Liberal voters have intensified their scrutiny of the Thai monarchy in recent years. Conservatives have responded with a campaign to defend the institution at all costs. By Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita ...