In his new memoir, Spare, Prince Harry nods to the old adage, “an heir and spare” referring to the tradition of aristocratic families having at least two children; first “an heir” to the title and ...

Promotion of democracy and human rights are often linked or even viewed as identical aims. In the U.S. State Department, the office dealing with this subject area is called the Bureau of Democracy, ...

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Not all countries have Presidents or Prime Ministers. Some have kings, queens, emirs or sultans. Or, like the UK, some have both. These are some of the countries that still have monarchies. Hamad bin ...

The Burke Chair at CSIS is publishing a report by an affiliate of the organization. Dr. Zoltan Barany serves as a Senior Associate with CSIS, whose biography is summarized below. By its very nature, ...

There’s no short-cut from the Queen to William and Kate, bypassing Charles and Camilla, but the monarchy is built on more than popularity. EPA/Andy Rains Royalty remains an important part of the ...

In countries such as Jordan and Bahrain, kings may survive the region-wide turmoil that has toppled two presidents Arab monarchies were long thought to be more favorable to democratization than ...

The British royal family gathers on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, on June 08, 2019. Reporter In his new memoir, Spare, Prince Harry ...