An Iraqi exile eavesdrops on life in her old hometown of Mosul.

The Islam-vs.-secularism formula and the moderate-vs.-radical Islam dichotomy are poor guides for understanding contemporary Turkey.

However manufactured, Putin’s high approval ratings do tell us something important: he’s well positioned to stick around for quite some time.

Here’s the third tier of our global power rankings: those states most likely to have a destabilizing effect on world order in 2015.

Lithuania’s decision to join the euro this year was probably worth the cost, but don’t take it as a sign that the common currency is regaining its allure.

The President missed an opportunity with his “America’s College Promise” plan. A joint college and home-ownership access program would have been more the ticket—and yes, there is a way to pay for it.

For a change, Israel’s upcoming elections will be largely about domestic issues, but they will have historic ramifications nonetheless.

Join us for an exciting webcast with Walter Russell Mead, hosted by the Hudson Institute, on the challenges France faces.

From Yemen to the Israeli-Syrian border, Iran is setting fires again. Did the Administration misread its intentions as badly as it misread Russia’s?

Iran is hurting bad from the oil price crash, and frustrations are boiling over.