The deck may be stacked against the Ukrainian President’s peace-through-negotiation approach, but it is not so thoroughly stacked that failure is a foregone conclusion.

In the midst of World War II, the U.S. government commissioned a psychological profile of Adolf Hitler. The results may have something to teach us about destructive charismatic personalities today.

As thousands marched against anti-Semitism in New York, the American Historical Association voted to defeat—for the third time—resolutions denouncing Israel.

The new wireless technology is indeed a big deal for economics and geopolitics—but the social consequences may be the most momentous.

As everyone knows, the evening of December 31 is New Year’s Eve. But why is December 31 New Year’s Eve? And why is the next year the number 2020?

Marine chaplain Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn’s eulogy at Iwo Jima explained why we owe it to the dead to work to fulfill the promise of American values. A former adviser to the Commandant of the Marine Corps explains why the rabbi’s words are just as important today.

What do elocution, spices, Shakespeare, baseball, and Social Security reform have in common?

“We survived Pharaoh—we’ll survive this too,” is a common adage in Israel. But the country’s political dysfunction may get worse before it gets better.

What the UK general election suggests about the future of Northern Ireland.

Transatlantic ties are fraying not just because of Trump, but because Berlin has not fully accepted its leadership role in Europe.