The rise of Germany is reconfiguring the former Warsaw Pact zone as both the United States and the European Union struggle over a crisis of political economy.

The ambitions of post-Cold War U.S. policy in Central Europe have hit a wall.

Mark Leibovich's This Town is a symptom of the same Beltway insider disease it aims to describe.

There's a lot more than meets the eye in the argument between merchants and banks over who pays debit card swipe fees.

Think things were bad for the BRICs? They’re about to get worse, according to the IMF’s latest numbers. The IMF is forecasting the BRICs’ 2016 economies to be 8-14 percent smaller than it predicted just two years ago. Overall, the global economy will continue its sluggish recovery, with particular “downside risks” in the emerging economies […]

Over the past decade, a massive, bipartisan education reform movement has been gaining momentum, bringing together governors, teachers, school counselors, multiple presidential administrations, and idealistic young college students. It is the force behind programs like No Child Left Behind and the Common Core Curriculum, as well as a number of charter school and voucher programs […]

As Congress continues to debate whether to support the President on Syria, numerous pundits have turned to the Powell Doctrine for guidance. The Powell Doctrine was a useful tool in its time, forcing its would-be adherents to meet a stringent set of conditions: Is a vital national security interest threatened? Do we have a clear […]

In early September, American Interest publisher Charles Davidson spoke with Hermitage Capital co-founder and CEO William Browder about the origins, impact and future of the Magnitsky Act. Charles Davidson: Welcome, Bill; we appreciate you talking with us. Our timing is good, given the news out of New York two days ago. William Browder: Yes, the […]

Bill de Blasio’s win in New York City’s mayoral primary has Democratic interest groups rushing to offer their endorsement. Josh Gold, political director of the Hotel Trades Council, said, “It’s time for working people and Democrats to unite behind our next mayor, Bill de Blasio.” An endorsement from the prominent labor group indicates that the […]

The dispute over Edward Snowden—if anyone still remembers him—gave us the chance to slough off the mindset constraining Western policy towards Russia. How Western nations proceed over Syria will show how far that chance is developed. The US “reset” was a reset to factory mode, not a fresh beginning, and the factory was built to […]