Hubristic, aloof, and self-dealing—or humble, rooted, and self-sacrificing? History shows that societies rise and fall based on the character of their creative elites.

Over the past seven decades, the human rights community has lost its way. A return to its roots is more necessary than ever.

The widespread approval of Trump’s most outrageous norm-breaking behavior tells us that, even before Trump, something fundamental about those norms had changed.

It’s time to set aside the one-size-fits-all approach to aiding countries in transition.

How the Chinese model can help developing countries in formulating their own economic strategies.

Once again, as before the age of the European empires, political order has become weak in much of the world.

The U.S. government must do a better job anticipating the ways crises and conflicts in weak states can spread far and wide.