It turns out, Iran doesn’t seem to be all that interested in promoting a stable order in the Middle East in cooperation with the United States.

In Sweden, Austria, and the Netherlands, the far right has made strides.

Will Taiwan cozy up to its old colonial ruler?

Senator Bernie Sanders needs to address the most fundamentally divisive vocabulary of all, namely the twin dualities of “left vs. right” and “liberal vs. conservative.”

Xi has sent a trusted envoy to celebrate the anniversary of North Korea’s founding. South Korea and Japan won’t be happy, but China isn’t happy with them.

Whether they like it or not, the Czechs are the nation of Havel. What they need to work out, with the help of biographies like Michael Žantovský’s, is what that means.

In the true history of the world, stories like these matter infinitely more than most of the empty pursuit of power, reputation, and wealth that the media normally follows.

In international comparisons of electoral integrity, the United States does not score high—but most Americans appear to neither know nor care about it.

Changing how elections are structured can help depolarize U.S. politics without jeopardizing the democratic process.

Aleksander Wat’s life and work stand as warning that the totalitarian temptations of the 20th century have yet to run their course.