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Setting aside “Axis of Evil,” or its calibrated stepchild “Axis of Upheaval,” what might be a better name for the... Read More

The two most important elements a state needs to have at its disposal in the international arena are first, a strategy, and second, the... Read More

It was 2012 when I first realized that our current group of four star military leaders are largely inept at best and incompetent at... Read More

Israel can still stabilize the northern part of the Gaza Strip, allow local authorities to operate, while removing Hamas-affiliated... Read More

President Xi Jinping will meet Arab leaders this week seeking deeper ties in a region where China does plenty of business — and... Read More

By now, the systemic problems that bedevil China’s economy are obvious.  Read More

In the early morning hours of May 20, 1941, screaming swarms of German Messerschmitts and Stukas suddenly materialized in the cloudless... Read More

Noé Ramos was chatting with voters, sharing breakfast with supporters of his mayoral reelection bid in his hometown in northern Mexico. Read More

Party’s leaders are more nervous than ever that it will lose its majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to... Read More

In 2021, at the age of 24, Chad Louw became South Africa’s youngest ever mayor. Read More

Earlier this month, Argentine president Javier Milei delivered a half-hour address at the Milken Institute’s annual global... Read More

When asked about his party’s factional splits, Britain’s leader of the opposition expressed bafflement. “I genuinely would... Read More

Poland has announced details of a €2.5 billion plan to fortify its Eastern border to prevent and deter potential Russian and... Read More

Even if they aren’t yet, things could soon get nastier as Brussels’ investigation into Chinese electric vehicles nears its... Read More

With a general election imminent, it is already clear that the next UK government will take office in an immensely challenging environment... Read More

Using social punishment to achieve policy goals has often shaded into coercive force on both sides of the heated debate   Read More

Hamas already won on Oct. 7 when it embarrassed the Israeli military by overrunning bases, killing Israelis, and taking hostages. But... Read More

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s ambitious international infrastructure strategy, prompted a scramble in Washington... Read More

When four of the Indo-Pacific’s leading democracies—Australia, India, Japan and the United States—revived the long-dormant... Read More

China's flagship economic cooperation program is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with Africa a primary focus,... Read More

Not just the protests, but myriad polls show a dramatic shift away from unconditional support       Read More

As President Joe Biden prepares to fight for reelection this November across a contentious battleground of U.S. states, the White... Read More

Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia invaded Ukraine under the assumption that Ukraine’s defeat would be rapid and complete, bringing... Read More

Hakeem Jeffries’s recent appearance on 60 Minutes was a perfect encapsulation of present discourse on the war in... Read More

Move over, Paris and Berlin. A new cast of European leaders is looking to step up as power brokers on the European stage, and your time in... Read More

Though I am old enough to have voted in general elections since 1983, I cannot recall any time when the result of an election seemed so... Read More

Brussels’ war on ‘hate speech’ and ‘disinformation’ is a brazen attack on democracy. Read More

There’s rarely a dull moment in Iranian affairs. The past few months alone have seen clashes with Israel and Pakistan, and a helicopter... Read More

As Russian influence in Central Asia wanes, Turkey’s is on the rise.    Read More

On June 2, Mexican voters will head to the polls to elect a new president, congress, nine governors, and tens of thousands of local... Read More

If we want our country to be safe and powerful, we should start on the firm foundations of respect for peace, human life, and other... Read More

A “New Arsenal of Democracy” is needed to secure American power in the twenty-first century. Read More

At its peak, the three presidency armies of the East India Company, based at Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras, had a combined field ready force... Read More

Vladimir Putin’s recent government reshuffle has produced a flood of oftentimes contradictory assessments, but there’s... Read More

The 2024 Indian election is the largest in world history: Nearly 1 billion people are eligible to cast their ballots.... Read More

India, the largest democracy on earth, is heading to the polls right now. Yet you have to ask how many Europeans have even bothered to look... Read More

On May 29, South Africa is scheduled to hold its most newsworthy election in decades. Since the end of white rule in 1994, the African... Read More