As of today, only one of five living democratic presidents in modern Brazilian history managed to stay out of corruption entanglements.

At a time like this, China should be reaching out to its friends in the rest of the world. But it’s doing the opposite.

Donald Trump understands fracking’s importance, but he’s ignoring a host of other smart energy choices.

Part of what’s driving the One Belt, One Road strategy is crippling overcapacity at home.

For reasons practical as well as ideological, hard-liners continue to hold on in Tehran.

This has the potential to become a strategic nightmare for Pakistan.

The experiment in leftwing rule in Brazil began reasonably well under Lula, but it appears to be ending in tears.

We don’t need laws against robots or progress, but we don’t need laws that artificially hasten the elimination of low-skilled employment either.

What energizes the Trump phenomenon is the power of “NO!”: people who think the train is about to head off a cliff want to pull the emergency cord that stops the train even if they don’t know what happens next.

Cynical Russian activism, the rise of ISIS, and the disintegration of Syria should be leading Turkey to work more closely with its Western partners in Europe and NATO. Yet Erdogan seems bent on keeping Turkey isolated at a time of rising threats.