Protecting one of the most important ways Americans express themselves: the vote.

The vicious digital campaign to silence Filipino news site Rappler and its editor Maria Ressa makes clear that it’s time for a new accord on human rights online.

No, it doesn’t mean playing nice. It means convincing Moscow of the permanence of the geopolitical order on its western frontier.

Estonia has expertly played the hand it has been given by history, building a model small democratic nation in the 20th century. But its size and geography mean its fate is still not in its own hands.

Despite all the talk of partisan gerrymandering and electoral unfairness, the number one priority for both parties should be building broad, sustainable coalitions.

Big changes are coming to how we do democracy in America.

How business is now done: Russia and China appear to be tussling in the shadows for a lucrative no-bid nuclear contract in the Czech Republic.

Why dismantling the Pax Americana will not make the United States strong again—nor make the world safer.

How to resolve America’s monument wars? The experiences of Macedonia and Russia suggest some unlikely lessons.

Meritocracy, which underpins many of our most basic assumptions about our society, is looking increasingly threadbare as an organizing principle.