Moscow’s failures will resound beyond the Middle East. Whether the result of Putin’s conscious decision not to intervene or ...

The first component of wisdom is a precise assessment of the balance of power. It is indispensable in war, revolution, or a coup d’état. The balance of power is an almost inescapable consideration ...

Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of 'Only Cry for the Living: Memos from ...

Six months into his second term, far from the ‘hottest and most respected country’ that he had promised, President Donald Trump has made the United States an untrustworthy partner, an expansionist ...

At Moscow’s central Taganskaya metro station, commuters stream past a newly-restored monument to a former ruler whose reputation is undergoing a dramatic revision in Russia: Joseph Stalin.

The time for fragmented fixes is over. If Europe is to regain control of its migration policy, it must first regain clarity ...

Second round of Trump-Putin engagement incorporates elements of strategic deterrence but has failed to resolve the conflict.

Russia must prevail in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine to avoid national subjugation, according to a recent address by ...

It is possible that fear lurks behind these words. Fear of open competition, in which conditions a 70-year-old ruler has very ...

In a world where political change is often the mantra, a select group of leaders have managed to hold onto power for not just ...

While they are impossible to measure, emotions such as liking or hatred, admiration or contempt—the quotidian stuff of human relations—play a crucial part in making and unmaking alliances. Personal ...

Reactions in Ukraine to the new rhetoric in Washington have thus been mixed. Ukrainian commentators recognize that Trump is ...