A Japan–Russia collaboration may make a lot of sense for both parties.

It’s not every day that one of the world’s nastiest intelligence services is forced to close.

There are signs that the “prison reform moment” may be on hold—or at least, that the dissenters will be more vocal than they were last year or the year before.

What’s happening in Kazakhstan is a leading indicator of Russia’s rather dim future.

Despite some weak price imperatives, European buyers are committing to buying American LNG.

Government economic policies drive multiethnic state closer to the brink.

New York’s City Council should make it easier for New Yorkers to start a business before making it easier for them to do their business on the street.

Religious affiliation is declining, but spirituality won’t go away. Can it be reconnected to religious institutions?

If and when prices go back up, it will be nimble shale producers—not oil majors or petrostates operating conventional plays—who will be able to get back on the horse the fastest.

Refugees brave winter cold rather than accept French hospitality. Here’s why.