Churches stand like leafless trees in the postmodern landscape. The Western world has largely gotten rid of God. But instead of abandoning religious fervor altogether, today’s society is teeming with ...

The Trump administration is poised to swiftly reassert U.S. influence in the Middle East, aiming to rebalance the region’s dynamics in favor of its key allies. Tel Aviv, Nov. 7, 2024: A billboard ...

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Western governments hesitate to take a firm stand against Russian influence in Georgia despite the urgent need for support. Thousands of demonstrators in Tbilisi are protesting the suspension of EU ...

Anxiety, pessimism and envy threaten freedom and progress. Overcoming today’s global challenges requires hope, collaboration and realism. To find optimism and hope, we must ignore the prophets of doom ...

Béatrice Acklin Zimmermann is managing director of the think tank Liberethica, the ethical offensive for freedom and the market economy. Ms. Acklin Zimmermann studied Protestant and Catholic theology ...

is a professor of Russian Studies at Uppsala University.

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Beijing’s accelerating military buildup and strategic technological advancements raise urgent concerns for the U.S. and its allies worldwide. Drones in formation of an aircraft carrier and fighter ...

“We’re not protectionist; what we’re doing is very logical,” Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto declared in May. He was defending his government’s policies to boost domestic processing of critical ...

Russia’s premier equities market, the Moscow Exchange, soared the day after President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the United States. On November 6, the index rose more than 2.6 percent, ...

As Israel’s Gaza war concludes, escalating domestic pressures signal public demand for an alternative to Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition. Israeli protestors demonstrate in Tel Aviv in June 2024 ...