Putin is re-writing the past to justify authoritarianism in the present.

Overwhelmed by Puccini’s magnificent Madama Butterfly, from 700 miles away.

An effective foreign policy requires us to temper our ambitions and act with restraint.

Or, how to survive when your empire dissolves.

No matter what your faith or lack of it, the study of religion is an intellectually fascinating project. Take the hybrids, for example…

Is the Russian President an opportunist or a master strategist? And what is his game plan for Ukraine?

Austria’s presidential elections last week should be a wake-up call to centrist European parties. Did they get the message?

Donald Trump understands fracking’s importance, but he’s ignoring a host of other smart energy choices.

Germany has tripled its renewable power production over the past decade. But how green is its energiewende, really?

It will indeed, unless something changes, according to a member of a European Union delegation to the United States investigating shell companies.