From combat zones to inner city ganglands, the AK-47 has had a pervasive effect.

Excerpts from Pope Francis’s July 2013 speech on social justice and income inequality in Rio de Janeiro.

A unity coalition government may be only way out of Thailand’s political impasse.

Many women served on the Soviet front lines in Belarus as fighters, support staff and resistance.

Will China step up in South Sudan’s crisis?

Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on communicating between northern and Mediterranean Europe.

Despite the desire for strong leadership, India still fears the autocracy of single-party rule and a powerful central leader.

Will India’s policies and projects move forward or be mired in contentiousness and confusion?

Rethinking three dimensions of India’s future.

What are the steps required for India to have a brighter future?