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Putin and authoritarian leaders in his position have three primary options for succession.

Vladimir Putin is all but certain to be reelected on March 18, and how he will act in the years to come will have much to do with how he came to power.

The United States is simply not engaging in electoral meddling in a manner comparable to Russia’s approach.

With its ability to control the Assad regime already in question, Russia now appears to be facing issues restraining even its own mercenary contractors.

Another war between Israel and Hezbollah is almost inevitable.

The two-degree target, although arbitrary, continues to maintain a talismanic hold over global efforts to address climate change.

Since the Catalan independence crisis of October 2017, Spain has experienced a resurgence of nationalism.

Turkey's “global purge,” which mirrors the effort after the coup attempt to rid Turkey’s domestic institutions of anyone associated with Gulen, is remarkable in its speed, scale, and aggression.

There is no need for Europe to give in to Trump’s demands. It must encourage the United States to remain in the deal while readying itself for an alternate plan: keeping the Iran nuclear accord alive regardless of how Washington acts.

A limited strike would risk igniting a full-blown war on the Korean Peninsula.

How an 1867 embassy prefigured Chinese and American Power.

China is on track to overtake the United States in the military applications of artificial intelligence.

The Western business community is optimistic that Xi could begin a push for long-awaited reforms. It shouldn't be.

Any U.S. policy toward the Kurds must contemplate the wide-ranging implications of Kurdish autonomy rather than simply viewing the group as an instrument in the fight against ISIS.

Gandhi’s alienation of British India's Muslim elite means that he is at least partially responsible for the 1947 partition.

For 12 years, Katrina held all the "most horrible, most expensive" titles for US hurricanes. When the monster storm slammed into Mississippi's Gulf Coast in 2005, public health physician Dr. Robert Travnicek firmly faced the disaster. In Katrina, Mississippi: Voices from Ground Zero, Dr. Travnicek and other first responders reveal what really happened during Katrina: what they did to get ready, how they managed from inside the emergency operations centers in Hancock and Harrison Counties, and the catastrophic destruction they dealt with for several years to come.

Winning the Third World examines how China and the United States competed with each other during the mid-twentieth century for influence among postcolonial nations.

What if the U.S. government treated domestic extremist groups as it treats Americans suspected of being involved with jihadist organizations like ISIS?

How should politicians and policymakers respond to economic inequality? A new collection of essays offers some answers, but much work still needs to be done to turn academic ideas into practical proposals.

In many Muslim countries, mainstream Islamist parties are taking an increasingly secular approach to politics. Yet by doing so they risk destroying the religious elements of society that created them.