The scale of the culture challenge should not be underestimated by Europhiles.

Maybe last week’s Xi–Obama meeting didn’t go so well after all.

Pope Francis has a bank and wants to help the poor. The poor need low-cost banking services. It’s a match made in Heaven.

As growth in China slows, expect infrastructure projects across the globe to be suspended.

Tough-on-crime policies and gun control are two sides of the same coin.

U.S. policy in Syria is failing because the Obama Administration is prioritizing the urgent (rolling back ISIS) over the truly important (Iran and Russia).

Lebanese sources are telling Reuters that an Iranian buildup of ground troops is underway. Is a coordinated push by Syrian and Iranian ground forces backed by Russian air power in the offing?

Look away from Syria for a moment, and you’ll notice that things aren’t quite so glamorous back in Mother Russia.

American cars aren’t as efficient as officially recorded, either.

India’s priorities: poverty reduction, and its right to grow.