More than a few nations around the globe maintain a royal family. Whether symbolic or all-powerful, these are a few of the ...

I come to this argument from an unusual starting point. I am not a monarchist by instinct, nor am I a republican absolutist. As many know, I am openly supportive of New Zealand becoming a republic, on ...

Prince William is preparing to take a more political approach to the monarchy when he becomes king – privately vowing to "challenge" government advice and speak out on global issues in a way that will ...

The idea is to treat constitutional monarchy as a piece of political technology. A way of concentrating legitimacy in a single, recognizable figure while locking his power in a box. As this is written ...

Youth gathering in Tripoli calling for the restoration of Libya’s constitutional monarchy When Afghanistan’s Emergency Loya Jirga met in June 2002 to decide the country’s political future, most of the ...

For thousands of years, monarchies have risen, collapsed, and vanished entirely. Yet a small number of royal families have survived wars, revolutions, colonial rule, and modern democracy without ...

While the country is a constitutional monarchy that holds regular elections, analysts say it is beholden to an unelected old guard. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Bangkok It is the enduring paradox of ...

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The call to restore the Hindu monarchy in Nepal has gained momentum, forcing authorities in Kathmandu to expand “prohibitory zones” to push demonstrators away from key administrative areas in the ...