Argument

Both sides should heed the lessons of negotiated transitions in Chile and South Africa to forge a peaceful path to democracy.

The Islamic Republic’s corruption is draining the country of its most precious resource: water.

The Kenyan High Court has delayed deciding on decriminalizing homosexuality.

Recent spats aside, Israel’s right-wing government sees the illiberal nationalist leaders of Poland and Hungary as natural allies. They share a hostility toward human rights, Enlightenment values, and the European Union.

The United States is good at using military might to defeat terrorists—but without a plan for clean, competent governance in areas once ruled by the Islamic State, the threat will remain.

There's no reason for the United States and North Korea to trust each other. But they have to try anyway.

The crisis was predictable. How both sides get out of it isn't.

Trump’s threatened trade war against European cars would hurt America most.

Before the United States killed it, the INF Treaty didn’t just stem the arms race with Russia—it stopped the spread of nuclear weapons around the world.

Indira Gandhi's Emergency damaged Indians' rights — and gave the opposition a cause to unify against.

At the U.S.-North Korea summit, the host may be the biggest winner.

The yellow vest movement is using historical language out of context.