SHORTLY AFTER noon on Monday April 28th, Spain’s electricity grid suddenly and unexpectedly lost 15 gigawatts of power—equivalent to 60% of its national demand. The massive drop caused most of ...

It was the sacrifice of U.S. and European Allied soldiers during World War II that formed the bedrock of an alliance that has ...

A phrase that has appeared in various forms in Spider-Man lore – “with great power comes great responsibility” – is an example of such a creedal statement. I examine how this one phrase ...

Iran dreamed up a U.S.-style Marshall Plan to rebuild Syria after the civil war. It invested billions to build influence ...

The overarching belief that individuals matter is our national superpower. It gave rise to the U.S. Constitution, an economy ...

"War and Peace" contains a lengthy analysis on the nature of political power. Spoiler alert: It's in our hands.

Donald Trump’s global tariff regime is endangering his ambitions of encouraging domestic ... to hinder the expansion of American computing power. This is because the measures may drive up ...

Rail power has been the engine that built and toppled entire empires. Like so many an invention throughout history, it has been turned into a tool of warfare. In this episode, we are going to examine ...

A massive power outage struck Spain and Portugal yesterday leaving millions without power and severely disrupting transport including flights, government and health services across both countries.

All of the imperialist powers claim their military expenditures are purely for defensive purposes, with budgets designated as ...