Marci Shore’s intimate account of Ukraine’s 2014 revolution probes the metaphysical meaning of revolution. In so doing, it illuminates the crisis of the West more broadly.

The gradual, deadly constriction of freedom in one small country.

A new book by David Patrikarakos explores how social media has changed armed conflict in the 21st century.

The strange saga of a Greek-Russian tobacco tycoon shows how crisis-era Greece has regressed into a post-Soviet-style oligarchy.

The best movies of the year shared a willingness to bridge sensibilities, scramble genres, and confound expectations.

This week, Cyril Ramaphosa took the reins of a deeply divided ANC after a bitter leadership contest. Can he renew the promise of South Africa?

The dubious conviction of a federal minister paints a dire picture of things to come in Putin’s next term as President.

As authoritarian states like China double down on strategic investments and project their “sharp power” abroad, the United States may finally be reaching a new Sputnik moment.

As war drums beat in Washington, Beijing is exploring new diplomatic avenues to drive a wedge between South Korea and the United States.

The new Winston Churchill biopic offers a marvelous illustration of the most necessary and rarest of political virtues.