Despite the peace conference opening in Paris today, the best hope for Mid-East peace rests with Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Putin is re-writing the past to justify authoritarianism in the present.

Greek Judges and European NGOs have brought the EU-Turkey refugee deal to a halt, report shows.

A new paper raises questions about a long-running tradition in American academia.

Tsai Ing-wen is already breaking with the traditions of her pro-Beijing predecessor.

In the first quarter of this year, there were some signs of life in the Chinese economy even as capital fled, but now, there are very few.

Liberal norms are fragile, and once they start to fray anywhere in our society there is a risk that the decay will spread.

Another week, another reshuffling of the deck: Having already coopted his sources of financial support, Vladimir Putin starts to cull Medvedev’s siloviki support network, just to make sure his likely successor is as weak as possible.

Overwhelmed by Puccini’s magnificent Madama Butterfly, from 700 miles away.

The Republican Party is too weak and too strong at the same time.