Reflections on the art of global power management.

We need stronger cyber security to protect against massive consumer data breaches.

Why the U.S. Congress must not turn a fundamental government responsibility over to the private sector.

Why is President Obama so permissive with regard to excesses of the U.S. intelligence apparatus?

Is the end of empire such a bad thing? Perhaps for the elites, but not for the population at large.

China and Japan wage a charm offensive to win access to Africa’s resources.

Is Australia’s success as a country dumb luck — or is it due to its inclusive and democratic institutions?

Imagining the America and the World that Martin Luther King could have built.

What the brave new world of global information warfare means for political and business elites everywhere.

What does the shaky fate of the U.S. consumer electronics chain portend for the economic future of the United States?