Populist impressions from the heart of old-new Europe.

After years of neglect, the State Department is finally responding to Pakistan’s dismal record on religious freedom. The time is ripe for more serious action.

From ancient Egypt to the present, elites have always erected monuments to signal what their inferiors should venerate—and new regimes have always ordered the demolition of the old.

Washington’s new strategic focus on the Indo-Pacific aptly aligns with New Delhi’s broadening ambitions—but the growing partnership will need to be carefully managed.

I would know, because I am one.

As reforms stall in Ukraine, the tragic killing of a young activist could become a rallying cry for systemic change.

The Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on redistricting could draw the Court into a deep, dark political thicket—and expectations are all over the map.

Modern autocrats are less prone to violence and overt repression than their totalitarian predecessors—but that only makes the threat they pose all the more insidious.

For the past year, the Central Bank of Russia has been systematically destroying the country’s private banks, consolidating immense financial power in the hands of the Kremlin.

President Trump’s eruptions against Pakistan acknowledge a longstanding historical reality: for all practical purposes, Pakistan and the United States are not allies.