Few national flags carry as much quiet authority as the Swiss flag. Two colors, one cross, a perfectly square canvas, and seven centuries of history compressed into a symbol that today appears on army knives, humanitarian aid vehicles, and the…
Few flags in the world read like a geopolitical treaty. The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is one of them. Behind its three overlapping crosses and its counterchanged reds and whites lie four centuries of…
Three vertical stripes. Green, white, orange. One of the most recognized flags in the world, and also one of the most misread. The Ireland flag carries a political argument in its colors, a revolutionary moment in its origin, and a…
