As they awaited their Christmas bonuses, people on Wall Street pondered their worth. Two questions can sharpen the mind of even the most senior…

President-elect Donald Trump caused both bafflement and concern in recent days when he said the US should own the Panama Canal and Greenland, among…

At a time of upheaval in Syria, it is worth remembering that Syrian women helped reshape the politics and social expectations of their nation at a…

At the 13th time of asking, Lebanon’s parliament finally elected a president this month: General Joseph Aoun. At 61, he has been Commander of the…

A month has passed since the overthrow of the Assad regime, and attention has turned to the much-anticipated National Dialogue Conference—a…

A little over a year ago, during a war game conducted to test artificial intelligence against human reasoning in an imagined conflict between the…

Donald Trump's return to the presidency has prompted speculation over what his foreign policy will look like. Observers are wondering if he has any…

The recent resignation of Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister is a landmark moment not just for his country but for world liberalism, of which…

When Turkish ultranationalist Devlet Bahçeli shook hands with the co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) on 1…