The country is joining the European mainstream, with its political class struggling to counter rising far-right support and an economy that is no longer best-in-class.

Rejecting moralistic hectoring in favor of democratic patriotism, Israel’s protest movement appeals to a people’s sense of what their country can and should be.

Republicans’ denunciations of a “rigged” trial have ushered in a dangerous new era of absolute loyalty to the leader.

If Trump wins the presidency again, conservatism will be homeless, a philosophy without a party, for at least a generation.

Early in his papacy, Francis made a declaration that now appears prophetic: “I want a mess.”

President Trump is not the first to make this claim.

Why the protests in Kiev could deal a major blow to official corruption in Russia

The GOP dissent is unpersuasive.

For many Ukrainians, war with Russia is not a possibility, but an ever-present reality.

Nationalist leaders often weaponize the past to justify their present aims. But the Russian president’s narrative appears to be directed at an audience of one.