Since the end of the Cold War, many Americans have operated under the assumptions that old-fashioned geopolitics were a thing of the past. But now they are back, with a vengance.

Granting preferential admissions to universities on the basis of race is impermissible if not unconstitutional. That is the correct decision the Supreme Court made this week. That does not mean, of course, that we shouldn’t try to address both racial and class discrimination in higher education.

Decades of demonizing failure have turned America into a nation of cowards and outcasts. Risk-taking, successful or not, is vital to a resilient society.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned Russia in no uncertain terms over the Ukraine crisis. By doing so, she is moving away from Germany’s longtime policy of non-interference with the former Soviet bloc.

A formidable obstacle looms in Narendra Modi’s way on the road to the prime ministership, and her name is Jayalalitha. She can be an indispensable ally, or the cause of countless headaches.

As tensions in Pakistan remain high due to Musharraf’s on-going trial, the country’s biggest TV station accused the intelligence agency of attacking a famous journalist. In response, the Defense Ministry demanded the channel be shut down.

President Obama will have to be at the top of his diplomatic game on his trip to Asia, and he’s made a good start. In a recent speech, he reassured Japan that the U.S. would protect its territory, and China didn’t get too annoyed in response.

The battle for Homs could go a long way toward deciding the outcome of the Syria civil war. The Assad regime says it is on the verge of taking the entire metropolis back from rebel forces. Is rebel resistance in central Syria about to be completely wiped out?

As Modi draws closer to becoming India’s next Prime Minister, BJP candidates continue to express anti-Muslim sentiments. Concerns that Modi hasn’t sufficiently renounced his party’s sectarianism still linger.

Islamist militants perpetrated one of the deadliest attacks on Algeria’s military in years. Can the country’s aging leaders face down an Islamist insurgency once again?