Walter Russell Mead examines the geopolitics of Africa for Aspenia Italia.

The F-35 fighter jet has been plagued with problems, and now may miss its big debut at an English air show. This unimpressive, overly expensive weapons platform is a product of our antiquated defense-procurement policies.

If you want to trace the lines of division between European countries over sanctions on Russia, just follow the South Stream gas pipeline.

ISIS is destroying Shi’a mosques in Iraq. As the regional tensions between Sunni and Shi’a reaches a fever pitch, a massive showdown in Iraq could be next.

Germany’s Environment Minister told reporters recently that “there will be no fracking for economic purposes in Germany in the near future,” despite some hopes that a de facto moratorium on the controversial drilling process was coming to a close.

Smart technology is helping modern workplaces save time, money, and—listen up, greens—energy. But the green workplace strategy with the most potential does away with the office altogether.

The abortion fight in the United States is one of the most intractable facets of the culture war. Time for an exercise of semantic hygiene with the terminology used by both sides in this conflict.

In 2012, Vladimir Putin vowed to build up his military. Now Russia is doing big business in arms sales.

A recent report from Bank of America finds that the U.S. is the world’s top oil producer, surpassing even Saudi Arabia. Fracking has completely remade the American energy landscape, and President Obama must surely be grateful for the respite from bad news.

British citizens are attempting to travel to Syria to fight. The UK, like the rest of the West, can’t afford to ignore the civil war spilling across borders in the Middle East and beyond.