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George Clooney’s pioneering data project documented horrors in Sudan, but that wasn’t enough.

As the state’s new digital consumer protection act shows, with global governance in retreat, the search for regulatory backdoors is on.

A controversial case has put an unwelcome spotlight on the Japanese justice system.

Putin’s plans to avoid leaving power show that he hasn’t solved a central puzzle of Russian politics.

The Russian president’s amateur history lessons are outraging neighboring countries. While he is right to criticize a recent EU Parliament resolution, his historical revisionism doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

An unofficial visit by nationalist European leaders to Kashmir highlights the solidarity of far-right movements across the globe.

Mikhail Mishustin used the art of surveillance to master the science of tax revenue collection. Now he may lend that expertise to enhance Putin’s authoritarian state.

Activists fret about armies relying on killer robots, but some forms of artificial intelligence that don’t actually pull the trigger could still be a nightmare

The Trump administration’s ultimatums about the Chinese tech giant are forcing the Spanish government to choose between a close ally and a vital trading partner.

Russia has played all sides in the conflict to get a seat at the negotiating table. Now it wants an end to sanctions.

Tracking the sources of socialist conduct.

The slain Iranian general helped defeat the Islamic State in Iraq, but his death is likely to unleash the sort of sectarian strife that Sunni extremists thrive on.

The Russian president may never leave the political stage—but he's now ready to take a step back.

The growing threat from the mainland can only be deterred by a public willing to make sacrifices.

The problem isn’t trade or corporations—it’s the monopolization by professional groups of high-profit services.

After initiating a dispute resolution process, European leaders have a limited window to provide Iran with meaningful economic relief and seek to reduce tensions between Tehran and Washington.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement sets new standards for workers — but can’t stand alone.

For some nations, trade and cooperation are becoming less attractive. But the world needs more coordination, not less.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s persecution of the Rohingya paved the way for Modi.

Public-private partnerships can solve the planet’s most vexing problems—but they need to focus on systemic change rather than single issues to succeed.

The special relationship between the two countries traces back to a personal debt incurred by Sultan Qaboos.

The European Union is running in circles in pursuit of “digital sovereignty.”

Sectarian tensions have already hobbled the force. The competition between Washington and Tehran could break it.

Turkey expelled alleged sympathizers of Fethullah Gulen from government jobs after the 2016 coup attempt. Other Islamic sects, and one in particular—the Menzil—are now filling the vacuum.

Global warming could launch socialists to unprecedented power—and expose their movement’s deepest contradictions.

The rise of prison emirs and radicalization among incarcerated extremists means that governments must be as vigilant with prisoners as they are with fundamentalists on the street.

It’s time to stop playing games about the nation’s status.