Reality Check

For someone running virtually unopposed, he’s stumping awfully hard.

Ankara is tired of subordinating its interests to Washington’s.

The elimination of the threat of war, if it can be guaranteed, might be enough.

Jakarta is pursuing what it characterizes as “strategic equidistance” between China and the U.S.

The recession of this left-leaning stance is to be expected.

Pyongyang says it’s willing to denuclearize, but is it sincere?

Using a model for analyzing military conflicts, we weigh the cost of a trade war to the U.S. and to its trading partners.

Putting the military in charge of security in Rio de Janeiro stirs memories of the country’s years of military rule.

The kingdom is a spectator watching Iran, Turkey, Israel, Russia and the U.S. compete to reshape the region.

Socio-economic and political factors fuel Xi’s quest for power.

Once the guarantor of South Korea’s security, the U.S. now looks like the greatest threat to it.