Assad’s sarin gas attack in Syria should surprise precisely no one, and both parties in Washington share some blame for this new crisis.

Politically and poetically, Yevtushenko pushed to extend—but never to break—the limits of the permissible in Soviet society.

Senate Democrats’ procedural escalation stands to inflict lasting damage on the Supreme Court and the rule of law itself.

Moscow’s plans to make Belarus a cornerstone of its Eurasian integration project are looking like an increasingly bad bet.

The Administration should fight to preserve Central European University. It’s a rare case where ethics and geopolitics are on the same side.

China’s enhanced Middle East profile sends an important message to the Trump Administration about America’s role in the region.

Volume six of The Pumphrett Papers.

Paradoxically, Trump may prove to be the President who is willing to exert unprecedented pressure on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

For a U.S. economy reliant on innovation for growth, cutting the energy breakthrough agency would be disastrous.

Why the cultivation of the mind is at odds with “passion” and “engagement.”