An effective U.S. China policy is best built on a thorough assessment of the context in which Sino-American relations exist and operate.

Addiction to mediated images is imbecilizing America’s youth. The energy-cost functions of our still-Stone Age brain explain both how and why.

Burma is newly enmeshed in Asia’s Game of Thrones, a development far more important than the topics Western media typically choose to focus on.

Bill de Blasio’s push to reduce violence at Rikers Island is slowly making progress. However daunting the problems, prison and jail reforms are desperately needed throughout the country.

Why does the Anglo-American special relationship endure? Because, as Thucydides pointed out, adversaries make allies.

Radical Islamists, earnest to a fault, have no sense of humor. It’s a shortcoming we should exploit.

How will the EU affect the future of the Anglo-American special relationship?

Iran’s nuclear stockpiles increased markedly over the last 18 months, when its nuclear program was supposed to have been “frozen.” Will that halt the Administration’s frantic pursuit of a deal? Unlikely.

The puzzling foundations of the Anglo-American special relationship.

The IAEA “remains concerned” about Iran’s use of nuclear material in weaponry, as Tehran still refuses to cooperate with its investigation. That’s some negotiating partner we’ve got.