The Turkish president may get his win next month, but when trouble comes, he’ll own it.
Erdogan Wants to Be Turkey’s Lone Strongman. What If He Gets What He Wants?
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Democracy & Governance
A Defining Election for Pakistan
Can Pakistan definitively put the era of military rule behind it?
These Three Billionaires Paved Way For Trump’s Iran Deal Withdrawal
GOP megadonors Sheldon Adelson, Bernard Marcus, and Paul Singer are getting exactly what paid for when they threw their financial weight behind Trump
The Banality of Haspel
It would be hard to find someone with more experience to run the CIA. And that’s why she’s a terrible choice.
Korea and the Geopolitics of the Impossible
Careful Korean diplomacy, coupled Trump’s desire to do what Obama couldn’t, could mean a rapprochement on the Korean peninsula no one thought possible.
Far Right Groups Are Stumbling, But Their Rhetoric Is More Mainstream Than Ever
In a sense, the Republican Party has become a much more powerful instrument of white rage than the alt-right.
Data Privacy Is a Human Right. Europe Is Moving Toward Recognizing That.
Mark Zuckerberg played dumb when Congress pressed him on privacy protections. But he should know better — the EU is already forcing his hand.
As Palestinians Honor Martin Luther King, America Sides with the Oppressor (Again)
Israel’s violence toward Gaza’s “Return Marchers” would make a Southern sheriff proud.
‘Modernization’ Is Media Code for Military Build-Up
For some reason, the media treats shelling out trillions on the military like it’s a simple iPhone update.
It’s Time to Cut the Contractors Loose
This year, average taxpayers paid twice as much to corporate military contractors than on caring for all veterans combined.