obituaries

The British novelist didn’t just write about the world of intelligence. He changed it forever.

The Nobel Peace Laureate helped bring nearly three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland to an end. But reconciliation between the country’s communities remains unrealized.

The world just lost its leading historian of fascist ideology. The late historian Zeev Sternhell would have recognized the president’s lies as propaganda in the tradition of Mussolini.

The eulogies for Egypt’s fourth president focused on his downfall, but history will remember his overlooked accomplishments while in office.

Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt for three decades, leaving a legacy of oppression and corruption.

The late Federal Reserve chief was most renowned for fighting inflation, but he also understood—before almost anyone else did—that Wall Street was out of control.

He led Zimbabwe to independence—and looted it until the day he died.

Richard Lugar represented an endangered aspect of American—and Republican Party—leadership.

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

The United States owes a great debt to its 41st president.

Remembrances of a hero the United States—and the Republican Party—will miss.

Helmut Kohl was an unlikely political heavyweight, but his relentless drive helped put East and West back together.

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit, Trump should remember the words of the great China scholar.

Last Friday we lost one of our most luminescent, brilliant minds when Michael Novak died after 83 years.

What Fidel Castro’s death means for the future of U.S.-Cuba relations.

The longest-ruling dictator of the 20th century was a radical bent on transformational, alternative global development. Ironically, he left his country conservative, impoverished, and isolated.

The legacy of Cuba’s socialist revolution is still very much in doubt.

Abdul Sattar Edhi was his country’s greatest living hero. Here’s hoping that his legacy persists in the hands of a new generation of humanitarians.

The great writer’s humanitarianism knew no bounds — except where it met his nationalism.

Three weeks ago, British Member of Parliament Jo Cox graciously hosted my students and me for dinner in London. And now she is dead.