The European Commission just proposed national climate goals for its members, but Brexit could throw a wrench into the whole process.

How nihilistic partisanship came to be.

How a war among the security services is setting up the rise of Victor Zolotov, Putin’s right hand man.

Nigeria faces a slow-burning civil war on multiple fronts—including a new one in the Niger Delta that has decimated the country’s oil exports. Time to start paying the militants off?

The plot against Erdoğan has laid bare dangerous undercurrents in Turkey.

Keeping housing affordable is one of the most important aspects of successful public policy.

The Yazidi version of Satan relates in a curious way to a serious Christian tradition about hell and its abolition.

The NYT just did something rather surprising: it published a piece critical of wind and solar power.

A depressed ruble and floods in France have conspired to propel Russia into a wheat-exporting leader.

A weaker pound is good news for North Sea oil producers, but Brexit uncertainty is spooking some investors.