Two certainties about Egypt's elections: the winner won't be anyone's first choice, and he will have a hard road ahead.
Washington has been repeating the same mistakes in Afghanistan for 30 years. Obama is poised to continue the cycle.
A resource surplus made rapid technological progress possible. Now abundant, cheap fuel is disappearing—and modern life may not be far behind.
The Arab Spring and the rise of Islamist parties present both opportunities and threats to the region's religious minorities.
Harsh defeats for Washington fixtures have happened throughout the nation's history. Many great men have been caught in a political time warp.
A groundbreaking study sheds light on how experts make predictions—and why they often are so calamitously wrong.
On the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a look at the lessons we should have learned about changing the national-security discussion.
The dramatic story of China's ousted princeling reveals much about the country's deep-rooted corruption—and its aversion to reform.
Capitalizing on the Arab revolts, the women's movement in Saudi Arabia finds its voice.
How the charasmatic, Machiavellian politician Alex Salmond is transforming Scotland and unsettling London.
