Sure: dictators do, too. But development stats, properly weighted, can be a tool for change.

Producers of guns and data say they aren't responsible for misuse. But it's precisely the dangers that make these industries profitable.

One small step for Trump—and one giant blow to American diplomacy. The repercussions of reneging on the Iran deal may last for years.

Here's exactly what the U.S. loses as Trump scraps the Iran nuclear deal.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was once an athlete. Now, he uses sport for his own purposes—even as fans use it to express dissent.

Term limits enforced, oligarchy on the run—all thanks to a targeted, disciplined protest campaign.

Trump and Netanyahu seem intent on kicking over the EU's carefully built international sandcastles. But can Europe play the long game?

The Israeli prime minister said the Iran deal "is based on lies.” Of course it is, says nuclear expert James Acton—but the U.S. knew that.

"Derzhavnost": It's why focusing on Putin, or trying to punish the country, usually backfires.

They're an easily faked way to score international points.

China's social credit system, which becomes mandatory in 2020, aims to funnel all behavior into a credit score.

As France's new asylum bill shows, seemingly gender-neutral policies in Europe and the U.S. have dire consequences for women in particular.

Ian Bremmer sees Trump's victory, the rise of the far-right in Europe, and more as a backlash to globalism—and he thinks it's going to get worse.

North Korea's announcement that it will be shutting down its nuclear tests is great news. But there's one giant caveat here.

To curb China, the U.S. could increase development aid to other Asian countries. Sometimes, doing good is good strategy.

No, we're not reliving the 1960s, says Harvard historian Arne Westad.

Don't congratulate the administration on avoiding Russian retaliation. The humanitarian crisis in Syria remains, and the real collision course here is between Israel and Iran.

On Equal Pay Day, a look at the UK's giant data collection effort.

The demise of the Trump-Putin bromance leaves a dangerous combination: two toddlers-in-chief, a bellicose top adviser, and a decimated diplomatic corps.

All the usual suspects unite to do nothing at all—at least nothing coherent.