International order rests on the sanctity of treaties, the recognition of territorial jurisdiction, and the unacceptability of altering boundaries by force.

A reader hopes Congress does the right thing — providing California fire aid without adding stipulations. Another reader ...

On January 7th the president-elect declined to rule out using military might or economic warfare in his pursuit of Greenland ...

In his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reached back into history to signal how he will implement his promise ...

Manifest Destiny was a belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent, shaping US policies and ...

OP-ED. Donald Trump's recent foreign policy statements mark a return to the 'exceptionalist' doctrine born at the end of the ...

Companies investing in AI won't reap "superior returns" without cultivating philosophical insight, say MIT researchers.

Rev David Watson, of Cumbrae, Fairlie and Largs Parish Church, gives his thoughts on Trump striking a deal over Greenland, and the true value ...

U.S. purchases of territory have a long and beneficial history. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the nation’s territory in one fell swoop. The 1819 Florida Purchase, the 1848 Mexican ...

“If anyone thinks that’s bonkers, it’s like, well, remember the Louisiana Purchase?” Fetterman said. In 1803, the United States purchased land west of the Mississippi from the Frenc ...

Our journey through Iowa’s 99 counties began in January with a visit to Kossuth County in the north, which is not the only ...