King of Kings: The Fall of the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Unmaking of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson & Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Journalist Edward Luce on his biography of ‘cold war prophet’ Zbigniew Brzezinski, the fearful state of the US today, and ‘Lilliputian’ post-Brexit UK
Television: The idea of a cyberattack reducing civilisation to ruins is outlandish. Or is it?
De Niro’s political thriller Zero Day couldn’t be better timed. The actor, who plays a courageous US president, has been one of Trump’s most outspoken public critics
The outgoing US president will also be remembered for disastrous foreign policy choices, including his refusal to curb the excesses of Israel
Here was Carter, the righteous, ascending to heaven, as Trump, the felonious, ascended again to the Oval Office
It is impossible to understand the former US president without taking seriously his faith, which underpinned his whole life, both public and private
While the grand old former presidential yacht is bound for a maritime museum, it felt like Washington was saying goodbye to a political epoch as well as a unique president this week
Barack Obama was seated beside Donald Trump with former vice-president Mike Pence just behind them
The body of the steadfast outsider, ferried on a horse drawn caisson to the steps of the Capitol, where he lies in state until Thursday morning
The 39th president of the US will be buried near his home in Plains, Georgia, beside his late wife Rosalynn Carter
Plains, Georgia, is a speck of a community tied to the 39th US president for the better part of a century
A former president who embodied the old school virtues of integrity and public service has died as a new divisive politics holds sway
State funeral scheduled for Jaunary 9th, at which Biden will deliver a eulogy
Previous US presidents had not been prepared to risk relations with UK by involvement in Northern Ireland but Carter did not accept that position
Tributes paid to longest-surviving president, with Taoiseach Simon Harris praising work in Middle East
Ex-Irish diplomat credits former US president with bringing balance to Irish-British relations through change in approach
An outsider in national politics, Carter surprised observers by winning the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and narrowly defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter, who was elected president in 1976, served only a single term
The afterlives of political leaders are often greater measures of their character than their times in office are. It’s hard to let go - just watch former leaders who lack the grace to dial down the wise-after-the-event pronouncements
Concert planned in Plains, Georgia, where Nobel Peace Prize winner has lived most of his life
Trump ranks below Obama, Clinton and other Democrat presidents in a large group seen as having little impact on markets
As the Iowa caucuses draw near, Nikki Haley believes she can become that most elusive of things: a unifying national political figure
Carter played a prominent role in her husband Jimmy Carter’s administration and was a tireless activist for mental health
Former first lady had been diagnosed with dementia in May
Visits to Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock and speech at St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina show importance of faith to US president
Diaspora links have stood test of time and Irish Americans remain rightly proud of role they played in Belfast Agreement
The Irish-American framework is now built around broader international problems
Former president has always been a positive force for peace and co-operation both at home and abroad
America Letter: Concerns early states to vote not sufficiently diverse in demographics
U2 singer awarded Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
God’s promise is a way through trouble rather than a way to avoid it
Ex-president Jimmy Carter says he fears for right to free and fair elections in US
Table Mountain and town hall lit up in honour of South Africa’s moral conscience
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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