Analysis

A controversial case has put an unwelcome spotlight on the Japanese justice system.

As the state’s new digital consumer protection act shows, with global governance in retreat, the search for regulatory backdoors is on.

George Clooney’s pioneering data project documented horrors in Sudan, but that wasn’t enough.

The Trump administration’s ultimatums about the Chinese tech giant are forcing the Spanish government to choose between a close ally and a vital trading partner.

Activists fret about armies relying on killer robots, but some forms of artificial intelligence that don’t actually pull the trigger could still be a nightmare

As the 2020 presidential campaign heats up, U.S. politics is getting harder and harder to explain to the rest of the world.

Mikhail Mishustin used the art of surveillance to master the science of tax revenue collection. Now he may lend that expertise to enhance Putin’s authoritarian state.

Russia has played all sides in the conflict to get a seat at the negotiating table. Now it wants an end to sanctions.

Tracking the sources of socialist conduct.

The problem isn’t trade or corporations—it’s the monopolization by professional groups of high-profit services.

And moves like his Jan. 15 announcement generally work—both to secure a leader’s power and ensure a favorable transition down the road.

The growing threat from the mainland can only be deterred by a public willing to make sacrifices.