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As demographics change, so does the definition of privilege.

Has American fiction lost its political edge?

U.S. firms are making billions selling spyware to dictators.

Emerging markets are developing a dangerous debt habit.

Why comic-book crusaders have nothing on the real-life women who changed the world in 2015.

Why European intellectuals’ despair could herald the continent’s next wave of dangerous politics.

U.S. intelligence agencies are turning spy missions into provocations in the South China Sea.

Generous parental-leave policies at Netflix and Virgin might signal a shift in the global labor market.

Who, exactly, will claim the virtual high ground?

The country is providing a model for a new Latin American energy policy. But will it work?

Why Silicon Valley’s notion that failure leads to success won’t work for the rest of the world.

From <i>Wandering Son</i> to boys’ love, how manga is helping straight-laced Japan come to terms with LGBT rights.

From MonsterMind to TreasureMap, we’ve only just scratched the surface of the United States’ hyper-clandestine offensive capabilities.

Tokyo doesn't want the bomb, but it doesn't know what to do with the fuel stockpile.

Why Angela Merkel is thinking of France, Khamenei is grateful for Lindsey Graham, and why China isn’t disappointed the United States is back in Iraq.

Chuck Hagel wasn't a genius. But he got a bum rap for being exactly the secretary of defense that Obama wanted -- until he wasn't.

Hagel's push from the Pentagon was about more than just ISIS and White House politics.

But can Prime Minister Modi capitalize on the changing winds and let foreign firms help build his “Make in India” economy?

With an angry GOP Congress ready to levy new sanctions and a new generation of Iranian centrifuges spinning up, we can't wait another four months.

Why Beijing's interest rate cut is a red flag for economists.

Getting rid of Hagel is not a cure for what ails Obama's national security team -- it's a symptom of the disease.

Washington would like to believe it has a lot more leverage over Tehran than it really does.

The threat posed by the Islamic State to the United States is being overblown to a dangerous -- and untruthful -- degree. So why are we letting our government officials get away with it?

Dealing with Congress could drive anyone nuts, but with his immigration move, Obama is crazy like a fox.

There's a reason Americans are confused about the value of overseas development assistance. And there's also a fix -- if the State Department gets serious about the next QDDR.

Don't snicker: Open defecation is one of the world's most stubborn problems. And the inability to adopt even Victorian-era sanitation is keeping India from being a superpower.

Going from Monrovia to Belgium to New York meant enduring power outages, fever checks, Ebola questionnaires, and the hallway from hell.

Which is exactly why Europe and America need to get it done.

The Obama administration is conducting a "policy review" on what to do about Syria and Iraq. But rehashing the same strategy could just make a bad situation even worse.

A new plan to stop the bleeding in Syria means agreeing to a limited truce with the regime in Damascus. It’s repugnant -- but is it wrong?

In the Age of Fear, the sensational always overtakes the important.

The number of refugees fleeing Syria has dropped dramatically -- but that's not good news. In fact, it's terrible.

Sophisticated Russian weapons have been spotted near Donetsk, signaling a dangerous new phase in the conflict may be underway.