John McCain was a tireless champion for American interests and human rights, as well as an implacable foe of autocrats, dictators, and demagogues.

As parlous as the clash of civilizations might be, the implosion of our own is much more to be feared.

William Wellman’s Western is unlike any other.

The Clash paradigm was obsolete before the book was published, but the insights into politics that gave rise to it remain as relevant as ever.

Political chaos in Australia masks growing political cohesion on national security issues—and a hardening line on China.

Samuel Huntington was not right about everything. Rather, his greatness lay in his ability to conceptualize big ideas in a wide variety of fields.

There is a growing consensus among Western governments about the risks posed by China’s security, industrial, and commercial policies.

Nobel laureate Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul’s relationship to India was as complicated as the man himself. If Naipaul’s books caused a stir, some of his statements after winning the Nobel caused an uproar.

A recent uptick in support for the death penalty is not cause for alarm. But it is cause for concern.

History is directional and progressive, and the modernization process points to liberal democracy as its fullest embodiment. But getting there is harder than it seemed back in 1992, and the possibility of institutional decay is ever-present.