Canada’s post-national identity makes it immune to populist politics—but not to fragmentation and separatism.

A case study that illustrates the potential knock-on effects of President Trump’s reckless moves in Syria.

Oil-rich Azerbaijan is undergoing a major process of top-down modernization. Here’s why the reforms are happening now—and why Washington should take an interest.

History will judge Trump as harshly for his betrayal of the Kurds as it has the apostles of “peace in our time.”

Tehran’s attack on Saudi oil facilities shows that we’re still far too dependent on the Middle East for fuel. The solution? Open the transportation fuel market to methanol.

America’s withdrawal from the Middle East validates the long-standing Israeli view that it must not rely on external guarantees, but rather do what’s necessary to defend itself, by itself. Israel’s former UN Ambassador makes the case for the incorporation of the Jordan Valley.

In his lucid new memoir, Thomas Chatterton Williams channels Albert Camus and James Baldwin—and offers a thoughtful counterpoint to the tired racial dogmas of both Right and Left.

A new sculpture by Kehinde Wiley is a one-man stand against the Confederate monuments littered throughout the South.

Pell Grants for prisoners cut costs, reduce recidivism, and offer those behind bars a second chance. Why aren’t we funding them?

One of the lessons of the 2016 campaign should be more serious questions from reporters—not fewer.