Almost three decades after Mary Ann Glendon’s Rights Talk, our political speech problem is worse than ever.

Polymath and public intellectual, Hassner was a towering figure in international relations.

A strange campaign is afoot to cleanse the reputations of several oligarchs targeted by the latest round of Russia sanctions. Don’t buy into it.

As oil prices reach three-year highs, history tells us that we should expect more interstate aggression.

Thoughts on Santa Fe, Texas, and a classic film noir for these times.

Where does it come from, this Russian need to portray the West as either ideal or enemy?

The Marshall Plan has a good claim to being the most successful diplomatic initiative that the United States has ever undertaken—and Benn Steil’s new book only strengthens the case.

Sitting pretty as he heads into summer, Russia’s President is ready to capitalize on any new Transatlantic rifts.

The forms of social authority capable of motivating individuals to engage in acts of violence and terror are not constant across all societies. Differing social structures, as well as different cultures associated with them, affect which modes of persuasion and manipulation work best to generate the worst sorts of behavior.

Today’s consciousness-raising on race is less about helping black people than it is about white people seeking grace.