The most popular historical analogy for current American troubles is the Civil War era. The second most popular is the Gilded Age. But where the 1850s do not meaningfully resemble today, the 1890s ce…

American politics turned hyper toxic several years ago, and ever since commentators have raised the specter of a second civil war. No other historical parallel, it seems, captures so viscerally today…

Just when the United Arab Emirates thought it was done with focusing on foreign policy, they’re getting pulled back in.

Ben Rhodes’s new book about global politics reveals the limits of the Obama administration’s worldview.

Once a country loses its sense of national identity, a national unraveling is often not far behind.