Argument

Protesters get slammed by critics whenever they use force. But for the state, it’s normalized.

The president is correct to call the bluff of rich allies who free-ride on U.S. military might.

But Russian aid will come at a cost.

John Maynard Keynes felt little solidarity for workers and inspired a century of establishment economics. The West’s revived socialists have adopted him as their own anyway.

Portugal’s indifferent rule left the city’s residents happy to be Chinese.

Last week’s attack in Britain proves that well-meaning progressive academics have no business keeping the public safe.

If Trump wants to fight corruption in Ukraine, he should pay close attention to an ongoing dispute between the country and the IMF over one of its biggest banks.

International law is a vital part of fighting for the Uighur people.

Tensions between Moscow and Brussels have led to a dangerous militarization of Eastern Europe. But Minsk is showing an alternative.

Emmanuel Macron thinks the Atlantic alliance is brain-dead, but its problems have deeper roots than the recent U.S.-Turkish spat over Syria.

The U.S. president may think his surprise move to support the protesters will give him the upper hand in trade negotiations with China—but Xi is likely to call his bluff.

The pope is reaching out to indigenous people, and the right aren’t happy.