For example, “Washington” (US), “Brussels” (EU), “Moscow” (Russia).
I guess it’s a short hand for writing “US government”, “Russian government”, etc. but why? And what happens when you’re referring to a country with multiple capitals like South Africa?
The US has a huge number of cities named after cities/regions in other parts of the world, e.g.:
Adding the country or state designation after one of these names is helpful for clarity.
Side note, Paris, Texas is a pretty great movie.
Seconded, brilliant film.