Governments

"And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people" (Daniel 2:44).

In this section, find out more about the governments of the world, their prophesied role in future events and the final government that will supersede them all.

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A Page on the World: The Rise of Benedict XVI

Subtitled: The Inside Story of How the Pope Was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church. By John L. Allen Jr., Doubleday, 2005, ISBN: 0385513208.
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In Brief... World News Review: Leadership Versus Politics

"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried"—Winston Churchill.
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Where Are China and India Really Headed?

Western foreign policy increasingly has to take the Asian nations into account. As one astute observer recently put it, "The center of geostrategic gravity has shifted eastwards." So an important question lies before us: Is another Eastern axis power going...
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How Serious a Threat Could Iran Pose?

President Ahmadinejad has warned that the West would feel the consequences of pressing for sanctions against Iran much more than Iran would suffer. What could he have in mind? How could Iran strike at the West?
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Restoration: A Small Port in a Larger Storm

As we go to press with this issue of WNP, the hot news item in the United States is the furor over the present administration's plan to allow the lease of the management of six American ports to a group...
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The Rise of Benedict XVI

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Which Way Europe?

A statue of John Winthrop by Richard Saltonstall Greenough (1873).
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This Is the Way Walk in It: The City That Will Not Fade

Each of the great cities of antiquity has ultimately crumbled and been buried by sand, volcanic ash or the layered rebuilding of its current inhabitants upon the faded ruins of the old. Today's "great" cities will no doubt fade as...
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In Brief...World News Review: Palestinian Vote a Step Toward "Hamastan"?

In a bizarre twist, a group that both the United States and the European Union consider to be a terrorist organization won the free election held in the Palestinian territories in late January.
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A Place Called Megiddo: The World's Battleground

In northern Galilee of the state of Israel lies a legendary site, the world's most contested piece of territory. Bible prophecy tells us it will once again be a focal point for a battle almost beyond comprehension.
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Is the EU an Attempt to Revive the Holy Roman Empire?

Exactly two centuries after the fall of the Holy Roman Empire—the First Reich of the German Nation—the European Union seems set to revive this ancient institution. by Melvin Rhodes
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Restoration: An Incendiary Arc of Instability

Are we living through the origins of the next World War?
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World News and Trends: Polish Catholics press their values on the EU

What will come from the European Union accepting the Catholic moral values as their standard?
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Will Iran Provoke Nuclear War in 2006?

How far will Iran go with its nuclear program? Will diplomacy curtail it? Will the Israelis knock it out from the air? Will the United States soon be involved in another war?
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World News and Trends: Israel to strike Iran in coming months?

Political discussions and the ever-present threat of nuclear warfare loom in the minds of many.
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World News and Trends: What if America leaves Iraq ?

Would there be politial unrest? What would it mean for America's world reputation?
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Has World War III Already Begun?

What's behind the call by Iran's new president for the United States and Israel to be wiped off the face of the earth? Are Western nations blind to the growing threat from radical Islam?
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Prophecy Trumps History and Geography

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The European Constitution Sneaks in by the Back Door

"So you thought the EU constitution was dead? Dream on. In fact, the past few months have seen a dramatic diminishing of British sovereignty as Brussels...grabs more power," said veteran Daily Mail columnist Christopher Booker recently. So is the European...
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EU Launches Galileo Navigation Satellite

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