Pope Francis is shining a spotlight on complex battles for the soul of Islam as well as the survival of autocracy in the Middle East and North Africa.

The issue of the intense connection between corruption and violence fails to secure the attention it deserves.

Fake facts, presented under the cover of academic neutrality, become a 2017 election topic in Germany.

The United States needs to put monstrous and mostly self-serving financial institutions in proper check.

The United States and China both cozying up to Saudi Arabia (and irritating Iran) could mean global trouble.