Article • March 6, 2013

Is this the end of the ‘Lost Decade,’ or a bubble to end all bubbles?


Article • January 23, 2019

China is ‘on the verge of fielding some of the most modern weapon systems in the world. In some areas, it already leads the world.’


Article • December 25, 2015

Saudi Arabia’s latest coalition, however ridiculous and impractical it might appear, foreshadows dramatic developments awaiting the Middle East.


Article • August 22, 2012

Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood are overseeing a brutal transformation of the Middle East’s most powerful Arab nation.


Article • October 3, 2017

Russia is at it again.


Article • August 15, 2018

A struggle over an American pastor reveals the new reality of Turkish-American relations.


Article • December 7, 2018

Angela Merkel’s era is coming to an end. But the new party leadership has left Germany’s Christian Democrats terribly divided.


Article • March 12, 2020

Italy’s fragile government may see its final blow and the rise of a prophesied strong leader.


Feature • January 26, 2023

Technology is giving imagination free rein. Is this a good thing?


Article • February 20, 2023

The Kremlin has plotted to overthrow the European nation’s government in order to put it fully ‘at the disposal of Russia.’



Article • December 21, 2023


Article • April 13, 2007

Efforts to build an energy corridor through the Caucasus to Central Asia demonstrate Europe’s ongoing desire to diversify its energy dependence from Russia.


Feature • January 1, 2001

Reports on the outcome of the December European Union summit ranged from euphoric to downright condemning. But for the EU’s leading nation, all goes according to plan.


Article • December 13, 2021

Every year seems to set a new tragic record.


Article • February 23, 2021

Even the coronavirus lockdowns could not reverse the trend.


Article • July 29, 2021

Plagued by terrorism and civil war, millions seek a new home. But all doors are closed.


Feature • October 1, 2012


Article • October 3, 2022

The timing is remarkable.


Feature • November 1, 2009

The lyrics are different in 2009 than 1929—but it’s still the same song.


Article • December 3, 2008

Hands poised over the “print” button, policymakers are offering a cure worse than the disease.


Feature • September 1, 2023


Article • May 7, 2016

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


Article • June 6, 2005

The EU and the U.S. are embroiled in the most heated trade spat ever—so bad that they are taking their case before the World Trade Organization. The U.S. is fighting a losing battle.


Article • June 5, 2011