1. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, a Republican Party presidential candidate, speaks to voters in Washington DC, October 8, 2011 (Gage Skidmore)

    Frontrunner Challenged: Romney Fails to Enthuse

    The former Massachusetts governor has remained on top of the field but conservatives aren’t warming up to him yet.

  1. Patrick Buchanan on Fox News' Hannity, October 18, 2011

    Buchanan Predicts End of White America

    The conservative fears that ethnic nationalism will tear America apart but why then does he champion isolationism?

  1. Schweriner Schloss, the seat of the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, October 6, 2006

    Another Electoral Setback for Germany’s Ruling Parties

    The governing conservative and liberal parties suffered major defeats in regional elections in the northeast of Germany.

  1. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan in Kyoto, November 5, 2010 (AP)

    Japan’s New Leader Signals Conservative Approach

    Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is a fiscal conservative who promised to fully restore Japan’s alliance with the United States.

  1. Prime Minister Silvo Berlusconi of Italy and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany during a NATO summit in Strasbourg, France, April 4, 2009

    Transatlantic Effort to Impose Fiscal Restraint

    American and European conservatives push for balanced budget amendments, hoping to force their governments to cut spending.