In 1777, Morocco’s Sultan Mohammed III issued a decree opening Moroccan ports to US ships. It was a quiet signal to the world ...

As the US prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is important to know the legacy ...

IFE hosted a farewell gathering for Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk and the EU Delegation hosted its State of the Arts ...

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With only 38,500 inhabitants in a territory exactly the same size as the District of Columbia, Liechtenstein is the world’s wealthiest country. According to the World Bank, its annual per-capita ...

Many in the United States look beyond their borders and see a dangerous world with raging wars, surging violence and deepening instability. But a new report by the Eurasia Group, a leading political ...

Books written by the panelists at AU's Oct. 20 event: "Hitler's Munich: Jews, the Revolution, and the Rise of Nazism" by Michael Brenner, and "Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right" by ...

Vladyslav, a combat lifesaver in the Ukrainian Army whose call sign is “Savage,” was completely drained after two years of constant bloodshed. “The only thing that kept me going was the hope of ...

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson shakes hands with Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon at Villa Somalia in 2013. (AMISOM Public Information / Flickr) Sweden’s Jan Eliasson is ...

“An Italian Impressionist in Paris: Giuseppe De Nittis” is on display at the Phillips Collection through Feb 12 (Photo by Lee Stalsworth). A major, must-see exhibition exploring an underappreciated ...

The Cayman Islands, a tiny British overseas territory located 450 miles due south of Miami, boasts the world’s largest turtle farm, along with some of the best scuba diving on the planet. But what ...

The entryway of the Georgetown Club in Washington. Washington boasts two clubs on the 11 Most Exclusive Private Clubs in America list, created by Los Angeles-based consultancy Club Marketing. One of ...