After his Socialist Party took a drubbing at the polls, French President François Hollande has appointed Manuel Valls as Prime Minister, a man despised by the French “Left-of-the-Left.” His success or failure in the coming months and years will tell us a lot about the vexed question of welfare state reform in France (and perhaps elsewhere as well).

Modernity poses a not-unhealthy challenge to all religions to reflect on their core convictions. What is Christianity all about?

It’s time to start thinking strategically about how to deal with Vladimir Putin in a post-Crimea world.

It’s time to restore Transatlantic security relations to their central place in U.S. national security strategy.

When it comes to explaining Russia’s Ukrainian adventurism, the West has attempted to hide behind a wall of myths and hope its problems will just go away.

Follow the money. It shows the way that European financial institutions see their interests regarding Russia and Ukraine.

Mass denationalization of citizens was a vicious aspect of 20th century totalitarian regimes, and it appears to be coming back.

A report alleges that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons again. Does the Obama Administration care that its threats and warnings mean so little in this ever-more chaotic world?

Strategic failure in the Middle East could be a blessing in disguise.

U.S. advantages in the new era of unconventional energy are many.