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The Panama Papers revelations were just the beginning. Now the FBI is worried about terrorist financiers exploiting American shell companies.

Moscow isn’t looking to escalate the war in the Donbass. But it is laying the groundwork to dominate its neighbor for years to come.

The tyrant of Uzbekistan assassinated his enemies, jailed anyone who spoke against him, and crushed human rights. Why did America so willingly look the other way?

Russia’s new military alliance with Iran is all about keeping Assad in power and America on its back foot. But marriages of convenience usually don’t last.

How the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis explains Donald Trump’s rantings — and why the rest of the world is so confused.

Why are moderate quakes still killing hundreds of people in a wealthy country? Corruption and political ineptitude.

The election of Hassan Rouhani gave new momentum to Iran’s devout Muslim feminists — but the mullahs aren’t having it.

With China's cities drowning in debt, one megalopolis is getting its books in order by selling off trained dolphins, Australian iron ore, and life insurance companies.

Elites can overturn Islamophobic laws, but the public's illiberalism isn't going anywhere.

The U.S. economy needs cash to fund job creation and raise stagnant wages. Calling it "helicopter money" is just counterproductive.

President Barack Obama's administration is trying to stay on the good side of both Turkey and Syria's Kurds, even as its two partners are increasingly at each others' throats.

It’s fear of a Kurdish state — even more than the Islamic State. But things could get complicated with Washington supporting Kurdish rebels.