Essay

The furor over police abuse of Black communities is raising new questions about the original sin of America’s Founding Fathers.

Neoconservatism has died, and liberal internationalism is discredited. Perhaps it’s time to return to the ideas of one of the last century’s greatest realists.

Decentralizing decision-making can help left-behind regions get back on track.

Communism and democratic socialism won’t heal today’s political divisions. But social democracy—which helped ward off extremism following World War II—could.

The president’s military parade only furthers his vision of a dumbed-down America that may no longer be up to the task of global leadership.

The last survivors of the Normandy invasion—and history's worst war—are almost gone. How long will the international system they helped create survive them?

Washington once mistakenly thought the crackdown would be temporary. It was wrong then, just as it’s wrong about a new Cold War now.

The United States caused many of the planet’s problems and can still unmake them—but only if its politicians face up to the challenge.

Rafi Eitan was no 007. He was far more cunning.

数十年来，中国设法避免了独裁统治通常会带来的大多数问题，而现在习近平对个人权力的追逐正在毁掉使中国成为例外的整个基础

For decades, the country managed to avoid most problems suffered by dictatorships. Now Xi Jinping’s personal power play risks undermining everything that made China exceptional.

A new book argues that modern wars will be won with phones and laptops rather than tanks.