Two “grand nations” strangely united in the pursuit of wrong priorities.

China is becoming a global power. Can it break the bellicose pattern set by all previous rising global powers?

Divisions in Ukraine, while real, are often oversimplified.

A reflection on our collective failures as human societies.

In Egypt, authoritarian society dies hard.

How the world of 2014 is an eerie replay of 1945.

Can we use the milestones and guideposts of the past century to deal with current choices?

What do Ukraine and Ireland have in common, in their struggles with Russia and the UK?

What really caused the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Europe to speak her mind so clearly?

When the U.S. government worked constructively to help a nation in danger.