Trump’s ongoing bromance with Turkey’s authoritarian leader notwithstanding, Congress and the Administration must act to make clear that the United States isn’t giving Erdoğan a blank check to act in the Middle East.

Hans Morgenthau, the father of “realism” in foreign policy, had a rather unrealistic understanding of statesmanship.

To fight populism, we need to adopt a response not just for coping, but for overcoming and ultimately restoring decency and civilized discourse: Laughter.

German overreach, which once brought untold misery to Europe, has turned into underreach, which does not nourish stability in troubling times.

Liberal self-flagellation over the supposed failure of post-communist transitions is pointless—and even worse, counterproductive and dangerous.

Centrism as a governing philosophy remains popular in Spain, even as voters turn on centrist politicians for their incompetence.

Two things are true: Trump’s defenders are disingenuous when they talk about criminality when arguing against impeachment. And our society’s sense of what is properly criminal has been severely degraded in recent times.

Reagan’s answer to the question was clear and stirring. We are “free people, worthy of freedom, and determined not only to remain so but to help others gain their freedom as well.”

Latin American dictators are amplifying legitimate public discontent across the region, and wielding it as a potent political weapon.

The drug-fueled violence in Mexico long ago surpassed conventional definitions for civil war. So why aren’t we taking it seriously?