One of Hungary’s most beloved writers explored Italy on the eve of World War II—several years before his death in a concentration camp—and produced a rich travelogue full of both joy and foreboding.

The new omnibus spending bill will help restore military aid to Egypt. The conditions of the restoration are sure to annoy everybody.

The modern world continuously prompts us to ask this question. But is it the right question to ask?

Polls suggest that to a surprising number of people the question of whether torture is acceptable isn’t a black-or-white issue.

In a speech to senior Iranian leaders, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani criticized some of the most powerful institutions of the Islamic Republic, including the Revolutionary Guard.

The bland new biography of Bill Cosby lets its subject slip from grasp, excluding much more than the now-infamous sexual assault charges.

Can China put its growth on a more sustainable footing without causing a rout in the markets?

John Kerry predicts that the P5+1 will reach a deal in the nuclear negotiations with Iran. The Vice President, the PM of Israel, and even the Iranian street all seem to disagree with him.

Egypt has successfully lobbied Interpol for more than 40 arrest warrants for senior MB officials, including one against the controversial Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi.

Behind a smokescreen of noninterference, the leading democracies of the global south—Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa—have been weak ambassadors for spreading freedom abroad.