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There is no need for Europe to give in to Trump’s demands. It must encourage the United States to remain in the deal while readying itself for an alternate plan: keeping the Iran nuclear accord alive regardless of how Washington acts.

A limited strike would risk igniting a full-blown war on the Korean Peninsula.

An award-winning historian argues that America's obsession with security imperils our democracy in this "compelling" portrait of cultural anxiety (Mary L. Dudziak, author of War Time). For the last sixty years, fear has seeped into every area of American life: Americans own more guns than...

How an 1867 embassy prefigured Chinese and American Power.

China is on track to overtake the United States in the military applications of artificial intelligence.

The Western business community is optimistic that Xi could begin a push for long-awaited reforms. It shouldn't be.

Any U.S. policy toward the Kurds must contemplate the wide-ranging implications of Kurdish autonomy rather than simply viewing the group as an instrument in the fight against ISIS.

Xi Jinping is now set to lead China for the next fifteen years or more.

Gandhi’s alienation of British India's Muslim elite means that he is at least partially responsible for the 1947 partition.

For 12 years, Katrina held all the "most horrible, most expensive" titles for US hurricanes. When the monster storm slammed into Mississippi's Gulf Coast in 2005, public health physician Dr. Robert Travnicek firmly faced the disaster. In Katrina, Mississippi: Voices from Ground Zero, Dr. Travnicek and other first responders reveal what really happened during Katrina: what they did to get ready, how they managed from inside the emergency operations centers in Hancock and Harrison Counties, and the catastrophic destruction they dealt with for several years to come.

Winning the Third World examines how China and the United States competed with each other during the mid-twentieth century for influence among postcolonial nations.

What if the U.S. government treated domestic extremist groups as it treats Americans suspected of being involved with jihadist organizations like ISIS?

How should politicians and policymakers respond to economic inequality? A new collection of essays offers some answers, but much work still needs to be done to turn academic ideas into practical proposals.

In many Muslim countries, mainstream Islamist parties are taking an increasingly secular approach to politics. Yet by doing so they risk destroying the religious elements of society that created them.

Governments are not the only ones conducting mass surveillance. Technology companies’ decisions about what information to retain, access, and share will increasingly influence how much both the public and private sectors know about all of us.

Sanctions have become a favorite tool of U.S. policymakers. But they are often crafted too hastily to work or imposed too late to deter adversaries. It’s time for the U.S. government to modernize its favorite foreign policy tool.

As India looks for ways to play a larger role on the world stage, the United States should welcome it into global institutions and reimagine the relationship between Washington and New Delhi.

As tempting the idea of withdrawing from Iraq may be, it would prove a mistake. U.S. troops, civilians, and funds are still needed to fend off terrorist attacks, strengthen the Iraqi state, and maintain a regional balance of power.

The Brexit vote was the result of many things: deep historical forces, individual choices, and the strategies of the campaigns. But above all, it stemmed from the failures of David Cameron’s conservative government, failures with which the United Kingdom will have to live for decades to come.

For years, the United States has failed to devise a strategy to deter or respond to cyberattacks. In the future, it must communicate what behavior is acceptable and what is not—and what Washington will do about it.