In April 1949, as Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union intensified, 12 nations came together to sign the North Atlantic Treaty, giving birth to NATO. The alliance was formed ...

Escalating political tension between the United States and China is throttling the exchange of scientific research and making it harder for the US to attract and retain talented Chinese scholars, ...

On February 21, one of the authors of this piece explained the backstory of the Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict. Armenia was once a part of the Ottoman Empire, while Azerbaijan belonged to the Qajar ...

History is replete with great rulers and great scholars, but it is rare that one individual should combine both characteristics. I want to tell you about one of them, who I consider to be the greatest ...

Concerns of nuclear war are growing internationally. The US has expanded its nuclear deployments while Russia and China have deepened their cooperation. Iran and several Asian countries can quickly ...

[Arab Digest thanks Christopher Davidson, a noted author and scholar for this piece. His latest book is From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.] Unveiled ...

Strong institutions — from the rule of law and property rights — are the foundation of economic prosperity. While America’s robust institutions have fostered investment and innovation, driving one of ...

On January 31, 2024, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, publicly shaming him. Those around said a sense of change was palpable. In the viewing gallery ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat mayoral candidate for New York, has caught the fancy of many around the world. Yet when we take a closer look at him, the 33-year-old does not appear so wonderful. If ...

In 1941, World War II was in full swing. Thanks to its oil reserves, Iran was a key piece on the geopolitical chessboard. Reza Shah Pahlavi was in-charge as an absolutist ruler. The British had backed ...

China's economy is grappling with a mounting debt crisis, particularly at the local government level, driven by fiscal deficits, shrinking land revenues and implicit debt burdens. This article ...

Both experts on fascism and fascists themselves recognize that Donald Trump does not endorse the revolutionary, far-right authoritarianism that characterizes fascism. But Trump is a golden opportunity ...