The highlights from seven days of reading about the world
The cost of war is not reckoned solely in dollars and cents, but let's look at those financial costs.
A speculative theory holds that Maria Vermeer was not only a model for her father but also an artist who created several of the paintings attributed to him. Could it be true?
Chuck Yarborough on helping kids make connections between the past and the present
Anything less will encourage Russian imperialism and embolden autocrats around the world.
What sounds simple and obvious rests on conditions that are almost impossible to meet.
The Israeli high command now sees all of its conflicts as elements of a single, multifront war with Iran.
Wildcat Dome’s characters can’t escape the calamities that marked their lives—and their country’s history.
A former jihadist needs more than charisma to heal his shattered country.