Over the past three decades, a conviction took hold that globalization represented the final stage of global economic evolution that trade liberalization and the opening of borders to the flow of capital...

The smoke that appeared near energy facilities around St. Petersburg during the days of the Russian International Economic Forum was not merely a fleeting backdrop to a major economic event. Instead, it was a highly significant scene reflecting the nature of the war Russia has entered after more than four years of invading Ukraine.

It is impossible to understand the course being pursued by the current president, Donald Trump, or to determine its direction, before first understanding the reality of America today—the reality from which this administration proceeds in order to consolidate America’s international standing, magnify it, or halt its decline.

The Wall Street Journal, citing informed sources, reported that a visit by a Qatari diplomatic delegation to Tehran halted days of escalating tensions between the United States and Iran following the downing...