The idea of historical inevitability just won’t die. But there was nothing unavoidable about our current political crisis.

What’s in a name? When it comes to the “Liberal International Order,” rather a lot—if not always what you might expect.

Tehran’s strategizing pays off again, as several of its clients strike a deal that undermines Kurdish hopes of independence.

The President is betting on the Electoral College to carry him back to the White House in 2020, and he just might be right.

Or how to “throw” your screen.

Ahmed al-Basheer, the Jon Stewart of Iraq, finds comedy amid horror and suffering, and his beleaguered country loves him for it. The government? Not so much.

The government should not be in the business of funding ethnic factions, which only reinforce the power of the elites.

Managing Afghanistan and Pakistan will be no picnic as Islamist threats and China loom. India could be a promising partner for the United States, but even it requires skillful handling.

A glimpse of the seamy underbelly of Russia’s oil industry.

How much does the contents of one’s plate reflect the content of one’s character? One new book argues: quite a lot.