monarchy

Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, confirmed last year it had received around $5.1 million from the United States to accept 160 deportees.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Taxpayer funding for the British monarchy is set to reach 100 million pounds next year, nearly double the 2024 figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

It's £99.9m for the level of next year's Sovereign Grant, the public funding for the running costs of the monarchy, covering costs like travel, staff and building maintenance.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The generally pro-monarchy newspaper said that while the royal family was undoubtedly a valuable tool of British soft power, “the monarchy cannot be immune from the strictures applying to other areas of government spending.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

There never had been, even in the old days of the monarchy.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

He believes blockchain can be used to bring this world about and that the result would be "corporate monarchies" ruled over by "CEO-kings".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

“In 5,000 years, if you look back, there have been dictatorships, monarchies, autocrats, republics. Nothing is newer or more modern.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Africa has become a place of economic competition between multiple powers, including the United States, China, Europe, Russia, Turkey and Gulf monarchies.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

The six Arab monarchies bordering the Persian Gulf, dubbed the Gulf Coopertion Council, for years maintained their security by keeping an open line of communication with Tehran while deepening defense ties with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

In politics, much has been made of the rise of monarchies at the expense of formerly self-governing city-states throughout the Greek world.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro