One of the biggest problems that we currently have is that our government doesn't know how not to get itself involved in wars that have... Read More

If Washington's mayhem doesn't interfere, discussion of Iran is poised to dominate the UN General Assembly. Read More

Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party has long been the beneficiary of political infighting among the country's divided opposition parties.... Read More

U.S. foreign policy is ripe for disruption—but only if the left and right get their act together. Read More

Is it already too late to save the liberal international order? That's what Thomas Wright argues in a recent article in The Atlantic. It's... Read More

What trouble in Turkey reveals about the perils of strongman rule Read More

In this short essay, I argue that NATO is actually witnessing a return of European geopolitics that runs in parallel to the questioning of... Read More

Beyond its borders, few agree that Germany has much to feel satisfied about when it comes to matching its actions to its leaders' rhetoric. Read More

Former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speaks to DER SPIEGEL about his call for the country to take on a new global role and why... Read More

45 years after the Russian bear was ousted in the Yom Kippur War, it has returned. Then as now, Russia is not an ally and the Russians are... Read More

Surprise verdicts that fly in the face of overwhelming evidence, prosecutors allowing serious human rights and corruption cases to run out... Read More

The agreement will divide the country into a collection of tribes and disenfranchise minorities in each tribal homeland. Read More

Two decades on from his first fall from grace, the prime minister-designate is back in favour – although he still needs to win... Read More

As France prepared to go to the polls in the Spring of 2017, it was already probable that Emmanuel Macron would become president, and that... Read More

Corbynites are in tactical alignment with the likes of Steve Bannon, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr Read More

Theresa May's deal ending in disaster would make it easier for the parliamentary Labour Party to move to a more anti-Brexit... Read More

Iranians are divided in their view of how to respond to President Donald Trump's offer of direct talks. While many see it as insincere, they... Read More

The stability of Saudi Arabia is becoming more fragile as the young crown prince's judgment and competence are increasingly in doubt.... Read More

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's certification that the Saudi-led military coalition in the Yemen war was taking adequate steps to avoid... Read More

Instead of breaking down barriers, the English-language leaders' debate ended up underscoring them Read More

The likeliest contenders to replace Prime Minister Theresa May should conservative discontent spark a battle for her job. Read More

Seven of our provinces have top tax rates above 50 per cent; this is state larceny. Other than in an extreme national emergency, the state... Read More

Founded only five years ago, the Alternative for Germany has grown from a marginal party to a game-changer in federal and state politics --... Read More

Labour would fight an election on being able to manage Brexit better than the Conservatives, rather than seeking to stop it. Read More

British prime minister urges ‘serious engagement' from her EU counterparts. Read More

As the European Union starts to crack, no one has the slightest idea what will happen next. But it won't be pretty. Read More

As murder defendants go, Wojciech Janowski hasn't helped his case much.  First he denied having anything to do with the 2014... Read More

We've just entered the 21st month of Donald Trump's presidency. While the president is ending his predecessor's war on coal at home, American... Read More

Theresa May has returned from the European Council Salzburg bruised, but not broken. In the latest wholly predictable twist in the Brexit... Read More

Last week, at a meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in the Pacific port of Vladivostok, in far eastern Russia, Japanese... Read More

This weekend's meeting of female foreign ministers will be a historic achievement—and not nearly enough for the world's women. Read More

The three pillars of the ideology — isolationism, protectionism and restricting immigration — were gaining popularity before... Read More

While the United States has a considerable stake in the outcome of China's advancing position in Panama, it must manage the challenge with... Read More

With Israel insisting on its right to attack Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah, Jerusalem is bound to face a dilemma soon. Read More

“Venezuela is no longer a pressure cooker. It's a time bomb waiting to explode.”   Read More

While Moscow has been busy with the situation in Idlib, Damascus has held municipal elections, where its candidates won. Read More