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Philip Murphy’s profile on The Conversation

As with most such global events, several headline-grabbing announcements are made at CHOGM, but rarely, there is similar high-profile follow-up on whether they have ...

Next week’s Summit of the Americas, being hosted by the government of the United States, has been plagued by controversy over which Heads...

After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the UK as a rock in turbulent times, but in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. While the UK is celebrating the queen’s Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the throne — with pageantry and parties, some in the Commonwealth are using the occasion to push for a formal break with the monarchy and the colonial history it represents. “When I think about the queen, I think about a sweet old lady,” said Jamaican academic Rosalea Hamilton, who

LONDON — After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see