Fang Fang’s newly translated novel uncovers the brutal, buried history of land reform in China.
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East offer Americans a glimpse into the battles of the future—and a warning.
The kind of freedom that Mavis Gallant’s characters seek can still be out of reach.
Trump wants El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to stop emigration by force of will. They can’t.
Instead of cutting services to cut costs, one rural hospital plans to thrive by offering more.
Paul Romer argues that functional democracies should administer certain cities in poor countries. Matt Yglesias says it has basically worked before.
Following a brief border skirmish in 1962, India held 3,000 ethnic Chinese people in prison camps. A half-century later, survivors are still seeking justice.
A U.S. citizen says he was wrongfully sentenced to jail on drug smuggling charges while on a trip across the border with a friend. Now he's writing a book about the ordeal.
Imprisoned for decades for a crime he committed as a juvenile, “Red Dog” Fennell was released as an old man into a baffling world.