The U.S. Congress and Trump’s cabinet bring joy to the kleptocrats in Africa, Latin America and elsewhere.

Ruling by oppression stunts human development and significantly reduces an economy’s ability to advance.

The Trump administration risks fueling sectarianism across the Muslim world.

Deutsche Bank has become the poster boy for money laundering.

An Iranian immigrant’s reflections on President Trump’s muslim ban and war threats.

Having vowed to “eradicate” “radical Islamic terrorism,” the new US president cannot stand by idly regarding Saudi Arabia’s actions in Africa.

With Merkel lacking both an agenda and a vision, the US push to deal with Germany’s eternal export surplus is a welcome impetus for long overdue domestic reforms.

A close-up examination of whether the US is becoming a banana republic.

Four lessons for the new U.S. president from Putin’s Russia.

Reflections on the present-day challenges for the United States, the self-appointed beacon of “democracy.”