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Royal portraiture: The queen is dead
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
The real subject of a royal portrait is never the monarch(26)
The British monarchy: Seen and thus believed: Britain falls back in love with its dutiful, tireless monarch
Jan 26th 2012, 9:59 from Bagehot's notebook
A slew of royal books reviewed(21)
Queen Elizabeth II: Royal bow
Jan 26th 2012, 4:02 from Print edition
Why the queen has to be seen to be believed(65)
Swaziland: A king at bay
Jul 28th 2011, 8:30 from Print edition
Africa’s last absolute monarchy may be falling apart(0)
Oman: The sultanate suddenly stirs
Mar 3rd 2011, 10:48 from Print edition
A benevolent autocrat should survive in the face of a rare bout of dissent(3)
Thailand's monarchy: When more is less
Feb 3rd 2011, 11:11 from Print edition
The increasing use of lèse-majesté laws serves no one(8)
The sorry state of Swaziland: A boiling pot
Sep 16th 2010, 11:19 from Print edition
The king is good for the tourists, much less so for his people(9)
Inflated job titles: Down with the tsar
Aug 26th 2010, 7:26 from Johnson
"Drugs tsar", "gaming tsar"... such unpleasant titles. We have a better suggestion(56)
The Saudi succession: When kings and princes grow old
Jul 15th 2010, 10:43 from Print edition
Brother follows brother as Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarch. And so it may well continue, but watch for the tensions within that very large royal family(22)
Bedside table: The best books
May 18th 2010, 12:02 from Web-only article
The Economist's Asia editor on books about Thailand(2)
Girija Prasad Koirala: Democrat, dynast and dealmaker
Mar 25th 2010, 12:06 from Print edition
The death of G. P. Koirala adds more uncertainty to Nepal’s peace process(3)
Reader debate: Less of the lèse-majesté laws, please
Mar 23rd 2010, 11:30 from Web-only article
Following this week's cover leader and briefing, our readers debate whether laws protecting the monarch deserve a place in modern Thailand(67)
Thailand's succession: As father fades, his children fight
Mar 18th 2010, 11:42 from Print edition
Behind the present unrest in Thailand lie far deeper fears about the royal succession. And those may not be spoken publicly(84)
Canada and the monarchy: Heir not so apparent?
Oct 29th 2009, 11:53 from Print edition
A royal visit as republicanism rises(41)
Royalist politics in Morocco: The king’s friend
Jul 2nd 2009, 10:54 from Print edition
A new leader emerges, but how credible will he be?(2)
Bahrain: Political structure
Jun 9th 2009, 5:58 from Print edition(0)
Jordan: Political structure
May 15th 2009, 11:22 from Print edition(0)
Bahrain: Political structure
May 5th 2009, 12:31 from Print edition(0)
Jordan: Political structure
May 5th 2009, 11:01 from Print edition(0)
Banyan: The trouble with the king
Apr 16th 2009, 11:57 from Print edition
Nobody can say it in public, but the Thai monarchy, invisible during the latest crisis, is at its heart(148)
Bahrain: Political structure
Mar 30th 2009, 1:02 from Print edition(0)
Jordan: Political structure
Mar 30th 2009, 12:11 from Print edition(0)
Bahrain: Political structure
Mar 11th 2009, 12:20 from Print edition(0)
Jordan: Political structure
Mar 11th 2009, 8:03 from Print edition(0)
Bahrain: Political structure
Feb 17th 2009, 6:45 from Print edition(0)