Modern Syria was made by a cruel strongman. His son, also cruel, is a man of straw...

In the aftermath of the Brussels summit, the continent is more divided than ever...

What we are witnessing is not the consequence of democracy but rather a half-century of authoritarianism...

He offers us the most peculiar of gifts—the right to stay on indefinitely, shore up his regime, and pour our scarce treasure for his family and retainers. That Afghan lion doesn’t make its own kills...