"Derzhavnost": It's why focusing on Putin, or trying to punish the country, usually backfires.

They're an easily faked way to score international points.

China's social credit system, which becomes mandatory in 2020, aims to funnel all behavior into a credit score.

As France's new asylum bill shows, seemingly gender-neutral policies in Europe and the U.S. have dire consequences for women in particular.

Ian Bremmer sees Trump's victory, the rise of the far-right in Europe, and more as a backlash to globalism—and he thinks it's going to get worse.

North Korea's announcement that it will be shutting down its nuclear tests is great news. But there's one giant caveat here.

To curb China, the U.S. could increase development aid to other Asian countries. Sometimes, doing good is good strategy.

No, we're not reliving the 1960s, says Harvard historian Arne Westad.

Don't congratulate the administration on avoiding Russian retaliation. The humanitarian crisis in Syria remains, and the real collision course here is between Israel and Iran.

On Equal Pay Day, a look at the UK's giant data collection effort.

The demise of the Trump-Putin bromance leaves a dangerous combination: two toddlers-in-chief, a bellicose top adviser, and a decimated diplomatic corps.

All the usual suspects unite to do nothing at all—at least nothing coherent.

The Saudi crown prince is getting a hero's welcome in America, where politicians have largely given up on the whole democracy thing.

Viktor Orban's corrupt authoritarian style seems to be spreading in Europe, with serious security risks.

By staying silent as Russian diplomats were expelled from 24 countries this week, President Trump has undermined the work of both European allies and his own government.

Allegations that the former French president accepted millions from Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi are uncomfortably relevant in the Trump era.

The appointment of John Bolton as national security adviser makes it a lot more likely.

Funds and favor for Saudi Arabia 2.0—and also to smash Iran.