Competency at managing the economy during a rough few years, and a stable and familiar hand at the helm: that’s the pitch Conservatives—and to a certain extent the Liberal Democrats—have for the United Kingdom’s voters in a few weeks.

Despite the administration’s extended sign-up period, early reports suggest, many of the remaining uninsured are still opting for the penalty over insurance.

Kiev is staking out a hardline position in new gas negotiations with Moscow, but make no mistake: it needs Gazprom.

A major water crisis demonstrates just how poorly the Mullahs are running Iran.

PC lunacy and cocoon culture remains strong on college campuses despite some recent pushback. As the world darkens, it’s a very bad time to encourage fragility in the next generation.

Sri Lanka’s recovery from decades of civil war has some observers approvingly citing a “Sri Lankan option” for defeating guerrilla fighters. But its fragile peace came at a very high price.

A tense standoff between the Ukrainian government and a powerful regional governor oligarch over control of state energy assets has begun. The outcome of the standoff could provide the good insight as to whether the Ukrainian state has any chance of success going forward.

What good are nukes if you can’t actually use them? The Kremlin tries to figure out how to make its expensive arsenal pay dividends.

People often forget that Likud—with Netanyahu as finance minister—is largely responsible for transforming Israel away from its ‘blue model’ roots to a ‘start-up nation’. With a strong coalition behind him, Netanyahu could well push the transformation further.

The starting point for a sensible policy rests on the realization that the U.S. and other democratic countries have no reason to favor one religious sect over another in the Sunni-Shiite war.