Looking ahead to 2022, three Nobel Prize winners have one uniting message for all of us: All around the world, we must fight much harder for freedom.
Donald Trump as Julius Caesar: The Curtain Raiser
Why Donald Trump resembles Julius Caesar more than does Obama or practically any other figure in recent history.
Hong Kong and Beijing: A Tale of Two Cities
The current protests show that Hong Kongers aren’t just interested in money, and mainland elites worry that Hong Kong won’t remain a separate territory where they can safely store their money.
Governance Vs. Democracy
Why U.S. foreign policy should focus on “good governance” instead of “democracy.”
1984 Revisited: The Rise of the Neo-Authoritarians
The graphic warnings in George Orwell’s prophetic novel 1984 are as relevant today as they were when it was first published 70 years ago.
Trump’s Budget Priorities: Crimes Against Humanity?
President Trump’s proposed budget highlights the increasing White House determination to find military solutions to the world’s ills.
Time to Kick Turkey Out of NATO?
Violations of the free press and of human rights demand that the West reevaluate its relationship with Turkey.
Will Egypt Today Share the Fate of Turkey in 1911?
Why are the parallels between Cairo today and Constantinople a century ago all too obvious and disturbing?
Indonesia’s Democracy Lessons
Does the death of Suharto offer lessons in the limits of U.S.-style democracy?