The future arrived in Russia first, and then spread to the West, with all the now too-familiar negative consequences. But for all its tragedy, there was also a sense of possibility then—as now.

Reforms have stalled and the Ukrainian President is overseeing a state captured by its elites. What can be done?

Not every departure from the status quo, objectionable as it may be, is necessarily a step towards tyranny.

President Trump should be grateful that the Founding Fathers did not adopt the British model.

The UN is flawed. It’s also where governments go to do diplomacy

Getting to better relations with Turkey will not be easy. But it’s far from impossible.

As the world hurtles toward a systemically digitized existence, some unpleasant alternatives to governance are coming clearly into view.

As Putin-allied parties join governing coalitions in Italy and Austria, their interior ministries could give Russia a backdoor to meddle in Europe—and undermine Western security co-operation.

Democratic governance has to be about far more than just elections.

Putin has done nothing—repeat nothing—to warrant a softer approach from the West.