Dueling memoirs, one by Chris Hill and the other by Emma Sky, illuminate the Iraqi darkness when read together.

Women, children, even toddlers—the Islamic State’s goal is to sell them on an open market to men of all means, especially the young jihadis on whom the caliphate depends.

At Connecticut College, the outrage machine claims another victim.

Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy can only be understood in the context of the regime’s evolving domestic weakness. Unfortunately, that does not make it less dangerous.

It’s Wilson, not Nixon, whom Obama most resembles in his pursuit of the Iran deal.

Change is coming to the Kremlin, sooner or later. The West should consider the implications.

Engagement, not estrangement, is the best policy for influencing African states.

The source of the Japanese novelist’s allure for young people is also his failing—he’s only interested in what’s personal, not political.

Sound policy requires more than just tactical evaluations.

Mikhail Saakashvili’s charismatic style and ample political capital have generated more optimism for reform than Odessa has seen in a generation. If he can’t do it here, can anyone fix Ukraine?