For all its faults, the Turkish government has for years dealt with the humanitarian fallout of the Syrian Civil War, often virtually unassisted.

Fareed Zakaria’s In Defense of a Liberal Education is right: Liberal education gives one a competitive edge in the marketplace. But is that the best reason we should treasure it?

What’s the best way to get booming U.S. oil to market? In terms of price, reliability, and public safety, pipelines seem to make the most sense more often than not.

Bavaria is the main point of entry for migrants and refugees streaming into Germany—and yet, the traditional festival is still going ahead as planned in Munich. Logistical and cultural challenges will ensue.

A recent civil service job posting for a few hundred tea boys and night guards attracted 2.32 million applicants.

The Japanese Parliament voted in favor of a historic measure to reauthorize overseas military activity on Friday.

Die Welt‘s Washington bureau chief lays out some uncomfortable truths for his German audience about the connection with foreign policy passivity and the migrant crisis convulsing the continent.

The influential Middle East Studies Association objects to the State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism, thereby giving up any pretense of professionalism it still had.

The Fed’s decision not to hike interest rates just goes to show: the G-1 is still holding the switch on which the global economy depends.

The EU found consensus on its negotiating position for December’s climate talks, but not before making concession to coal-dependent Poland.