Sixteen years into the Peloponnesian War, the devastating conflict between the Athenian and Spartan empires during the fifth century BC, an Athenian fleet came to rest outside the tiny island of Melos ...

He was the Senate’s cynical and hollow man. Scot Lehigh is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at scot.lehigh@globe.com. Follow him @GlobeScotLehigh.

Alexander Vindman talks new book, 'The Folly of Realism' The retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel discusses his latest book, offering a chilling analysis of how Western apathy enabled the resurgence ...

I find the idea of “realism” in international politics, as explained in the letter from the former British ambassador to Russia Sir Anthony Brenton (“Trump ‘simply said what everyone has ...

THE BBC has been urged not to give in to “cynical” attacks on a documentary on the Israeli invasion of Gaza, which it has pulled from iPlayer after criticism of its child narrator’s father being a ...

Historical fiction and magical realism create a mesmerizing blend of reality and the extraordinary. These books transport readers to historical settings where time bends, spirits linger, and reality ...

Elon Musk’s DOGE crew continues to shine a light on how our federal government operates, and it is exposing more climate grift than even the most cynical among us could have imagined. The latest ...

“Realism” dictated its dismemberment. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. Read the full opinion at washingtonpost.com.

Prominent sports lawyer Daniel Geey has explained the "cynical" reason Mohamed Salah could be set for a Liverpool departure this summer. And it may go some way to explaining why the Reds talisman ...

Double Kitsch' pinpoints two strands of painting as characterising the contemporary Chinese scene, 'Cynical Realism' and 'Political Pop'. Fang Lijun, with his melancholic paintings of skinheads and ...