Nation-states have to simultaneously bolster state capacity to achieve their goals and foster inclusive national communities. In this fascinating study, Kuipers argues that the logic of state building ...

Farewell to Westphalia: Crypto Sovereignty and Post-Nation-State Governance, by Jarrad Hope and Peter Ludlow, Logos Press, 370 pages, $19.99 "The real problem of humanity," the biologist E.O. Wilson ...

People who study the societies of the world have never found one without a religion. Individuals may not believe in God, but in the long history of humanity, people in societies have almost always ...

Maha Nassar does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

A lifelong friend and longtime student of domestic and international politics caught me off-guard recently with an observation I kicked myself for not having confronted before now. “It seems obvious,” ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 19: An information screen informs travellers that train information is not running due to the global technical outage at Canal Street subway station on July 19, 2024 in New ...