It’s about coalitions and ideas. In the multi-polar world Putin sees emerging, Russia needs a stable of pliant allies, who rely on a robust set of norms legitimating autocratic rule.

At least since the 2010 midterms, it’s been a liberal talking point that Republican extremism is to blame for political polarization and gridlock. A recent study calls this narrative into question.

Saudi sectarian warfare watch continues as a prominent Saudi religious authority ceremonially fired artillery into Yemen.

As the Pentagon muddles and U.S. military equipment ages, Beijing is investing in advanced ballistic weapons.

California has legalized assisted suicide, quadrupling the number of Americans who can legally kill themselves with medical help if they become terminally ill. Will other states follow suit?

Is there more than messianic delusion to the Kremlin’s confidence that oil prices will rebound soon? And could Vladimir Putin’s Syria adventure have something to do with it?

If true, an Iranian ban on further talks with the U.S. would suggest that despite the nuclear deal, there’s no new relationship with Iran in sight.

To survive the transition to the web, journalism needs to do more than develop better business models: It needs to get much smarter about what it is doing and why.

The transportation revolution is closer than you think—and the knock-on effects will be huge.

Sooner or later, interest rates will go up generally, and that’s likely to price some colleges out of the bond market completely.