Feature • May 1, 2010


Feature • August 1, 2020

The story of the high court’s slide into lawlessness


Feature • December 1, 2004

Britain was ill-prepared for World War i. Although it had enlarged its Navy, its standing Army had been reduced in size in the years leading up to the war. It wasn’t until Britain had engaged Germany that a sufficient fighting force was raised, with the help of its allies, to eventually bring the nation to victory.



Feature • July 1, 2000

More plain facts on Europe’s frightening right-wing swing


Article • September 16, 2011

One man’s Arab Spring is another man’s Islamic revolution.


Article • January 4, 2013

How a New Year’s celebration reveals France’s divided society


Article • March 5, 2014

The Arabic world turns to a new partner for security.


Feature • January 1, 2007

Post-World War II guilt is history. Germany has unveiled a new “white paper” on defense that will unshackle its military.


Article • April 8, 2019

If passed, a new law could greatly expand the scope of espionage on foreigners and citizens alike.


From the book: Raising the Ruins


Article • August 27, 2016

All you need to know about everything in the news this week


Article • April 30, 2017

Pope Francis brings his call for a new world order to the West’s cultural elite.


Feature • February 28, 2019

Your connection to the most-distant object ever explored


Article • December 3, 2019

Merkel’s term is nearing its end; it may come a lot sooner than you expect.


Article • March 13, 2006

The world’s finest army is taking a softer approach to training its privates in an attempt to attract and keep more recruits. But the quality of these new troops is being questioned by some.


Article • September 24, 2020

The campaign to defund the police is creating a crime wave in American cities.



Article • November 28, 2018

Former competitors are now collaborating against their new archenemy: the U.S.A. Should you be concerned?


Article • March 18, 2008

A recent report reveals that anti-Semitism, with a different face, is thriving.


Article • June 20, 2012


Article • December 3, 2014


Article • September 4, 2012



Article • March 6, 2013