Russian borrowing costs are absurdly high for an energy-exporting state with no sovereign debt problem.

The military government expels a U.S. scholar at the border, but Egyptian academics have it even worse.

Intelligence collectors did not have the benefit of 20/20 hindsight—unlike the Senate committee.

Though it’s reasonable to have reservations, geo-engineering is a strategy at least worth exploring.

Shifts in culture and economics have combined to erode marriage, and some combination of changes in both will probably be be necessary to rebuild it.

One of Hungary’s most beloved writers explored Italy on the eve of World War II—several years before his death in a concentration camp—and produced a rich travelogue full of both joy and foreboding.

Modi hosted Putin in India, where the two signed a host of deals on nuclear power, arms, and oil. What does this mean for Modi’s upcoming meeting with Obama?

A Chinese power plant is reportedly running on banknotes—literally. It’s apparently a more eco-friendly option than coal.

China won the day in Hong Kong, successfully clearing out the main protests. But it didn’t come without significant costs.

Prison rape adds a lot of urgency for the case for prison reform. Luckily, changes are coming, but more is needed.