Four other airlines flew along this Ukrainian route more frequently than the beleaguered flag carrier of Malaysia did. Would we make the same assumptions about negligence if the rocket had hit a Lufthansa airplane? The people to blame here are the ones who brought the plane down.
By enabling Putin and other global kleptocrats, the West undermined democracy. It’s time to change tactics.
As Trump’s demands grow ever more erratic, democracy rests on the willingness of bureaucrats to ignore the democratically elected chief executive.
From Kiev to Kabul, the promise of prosperity is winning hearts and minds.
Bill Burns revisits NATO enlargement and other stories from a relationship gone bad.
Usually the drama of an investigation lies in finding out what happened, but the drama of this investigation lies in what happens next.
Only the fear of consequences restrains the president.
In his first State of the Union address, the president sought to rescue his dismal approval ratings by avoiding stark partisanship.
The temptation to automate command and control will be great. The danger is greater.
A new book on how 9/11 altered the national psyche also demonstrates how it stunted progressive politics.