A graduate student talks to Berliners about the anniversary.

Elections can’t and don’t tell us who will win the next one, no matter how much pundits like to claim otherwise. But elections can be very informative about the state of the nation, and about where the country wants to go.

The Pew Global Attitudes Report, surveying both developing and high-income countries, finds that the United States was the country most opposed to the idea that success is outside of one’s control.

Building bridges with with allies’ elites is one of the critical tasks of an ambassador—especially in the face of concerted efforts by revisionist powers to gin up public feeling against the United States.

Abdel Fatah el-Sisi’s new choice for National Security Adviser demonstrates the growing distance between Washington and Cairo.

The price of oil has fallen dramatically in recent months, and analysts suggest that that’s been a net positive for the U.S. economy.

Obama’s leaked letter to Khamenei reveals that he puts the prospect of an Iran deal first.

The brighter side of the not-so-good headlines dominating the news.

Competency-based degrees and three-year degree programs promise to help shift higher education from a “time served” to a “stuff learned” model. But students still long for the “full college experience.”

As the Nigerian state struggles to respond to Boko Haram’s conquest of the north, vigilante volunteers are taking up the fight.