The approach of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I in 1914 has jolted politicians and commentators worried by the fragility of current...

With today's electronic surveillance, personal dependence has never been so humiliating.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was much more respected outside Britain than she was in her own country.

Even moderate Cypriots were outraged by the bullying of their small island by the EU.

Driven by promises of prosperity and security, the EU expected wedded bliss from the union.

In constructing Europe's monetary union, political leaders did not think through all the implications, which led to major design flaws. Even worse,...

Summer is a time for beaches and relaxation — and, historically, for all sorts of destructive crises. Time and again, it has proven dangerous for the...

The protracted financial and economic crisis discredited first the U.S. model of capitalism and then the European version. Now it looks as if the Asian...

How the mighty International Monetary Fund has fallen. More than a decade ago, the French magazine Paris Match carried a picture of the IMF's then-managing...

In the Machiavellian tradition, lying is sometimes justified by reference to the higher needs of political statecraft. That tradition is once again...