Culture

The upcoming Disney film is already a cultural battleground. But China’s most famous heroine thrives in many tellings.

Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks anticipated robots and artificial intelligence—and they didn’t trust them.

There are deep reasons that imagined communities will always be a powerful reality in international politics.

The newest royal baby represents his country's future identity: not multicultural, but overwhelmingly mixed-race and entirely British.

The Ilkhom Theatre Company has kept freedom alive in Uzbekistan since before the fall of the Soviet Union.

Despite being spared the worst, Notre Dame is not out of danger, says the building expert Caroline Bruzelius.

A glitz and glam song competition turns political.

Jia Zhangke’s "Ash Is Purest White," socially critical yet officially sanctioned, strikes a middle path for Chinese cinema.

The purchase represents the cultural aspects of U.S. diplomacy for some and lavish and wasteful spending for others.

The Kremlin is going after Russian rappers, but the government can't control a culture it doesn't understand.

Israeli literary icon Amos Oz died on Dec. 28 at age 79. Author Ayelet Tsabari considers his legacy.

1,200 newly translated poems from Bertolt Brecht offer an unexpected survival guide for difficult times.

How to manufacture multiculturalism.

The United States has become identified with the global internet economy — for better and worse.

Should Brazil keep its Amazon tribes from taking the lives of their children?

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts.

I used to be a smart-alecky conservative who scoffed at “political correctness.” The Trump era has opened my eyes.

Why Trump’s most un-American moment can’t be overlooked.

Outgoing head defends organization after U.S., Israeli departure.

The beloved popstar got the green light to become a Croat.