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Twenty five years after the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s most infamous spy agency is back in all but name.

An ongoing crackdown on international organizations is paving the way for the next armed conflict with Hamas.

It's impossible to know for certain whether an Iranian business partner is a sponsor of terrorism — until it's too late.

An increasing array of unpredictable global challenges requires reshaping the global body to confront them.

Gabon’s president is an outlandishly corrupt autocrat who probably just stole an election. Why did a venerated Washington think tank offer to toast him at a black-tie gala?

Which is why we so desperately need a global deal to bolster a broken system. And if the United Nations won’t do it, the United States must.

For years, Belarus’s wily president has managed to keep a tight grip on power while making few meaningful concessions. But those days may be coming to an end.

Instead of wringing our hands about the rise of populism, can we finally do something about it?

National anthems have always inspired dissenters — but some countries treat their refuseniks better than others.

The British prime minister has reduced a world-historical event to an anonymous technocratic exercise -- for now.

When Canada's prime minister takes off his shirt, he isn't just showing off — he's showing Canadians who they really are.