What was Hamas’s strategic objective in launching this weekend’s horrific violence? What should Israel’s be in response? 

 That one of the best militaries in the world should fall victim to such an easily countered attack should have U.S. military planners asking: “Could this happen to us?”

China's meteoric rise is faltering, but rather than tempering Beijing's ambitions, the country's slowing economic growth might encourage more aggressive policies.

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The U.S. is holding $3.5 billion of Afghan central bank assets in a trust fund—potentially violating bedrock international legal principles.

How can African governments and the international community respond to the threats posed by armed groups in African national parks?

Two new developments in the Coffee County saga.

Unless policymakers act, increasing threats to public officials will normalize political violence and stymie civic engagement and democratic processes.