As the U.S. and Europe struggle to respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine, Moscow hopes to export its Orthodox-Nationalist ideology to Georgia—just as public cynicism towards Tbilisi’s pro-West political consensus is increasing.

Nigeria’s northern region, prey to Islamic insurgents, endures economic stagnation while the south prospers.

A federal commission found that an LNG export facility in Cove Point, Maryland, will have a “minimal impact” on its local environment. America is on the way to sharing its shale gas bounty.

Good afternoon, TAI readers! We hope you’ve had an excellent weekend thus far, but to keep things going, take the time to look back at what you may have missed on the site over the past week:

One of Britain’s most entertaining politicians, London Mayor Boris Johnson, sounds off about the European Union.

What did Godzilla symbolize to Japanese audiences when they first saw him in 1954?

We are witnessing a crisis of democracy around the world, in the sense that both established and newer democracies are finding their populations dissatisfied. But that doesn’t mean we should write democracy off completely either.

A start-up wants cities to incentivize commuters to travel in off-peak times, i.e., to pay employees to show up late to work. That sounds nice, but there’s a better option.

Berklee College of Music is now offering fully online, accredited degree programs for a fraction of the cost of a traditional degree.

The much-lauded interim deal is not making a comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear program more likely to be achieved.