There’s something farcical—but entirely rational—about the way authoritarians such as Egypt’s Sisi invoke legal justifications for repression.

Iraq and Egypt show how hard it is to get rid of a militarized security force.

Colin Powell’s extraordinary career as a soldier-statesman provides a model for how to live one’s life in the public arena at a time few such models can be found.

Evidence is growing that Turkey’s president is ailing—and that could be bad news for the country’s politics.

Twenty years after 9/11, U.S. policy in the Middle East is still based on a fundamental mistake.