MAX FISHER

Mass protests, once a grave threat to even the fiercest autocrat, have plummeted in effectiveness, a study shows. Factors appear to include polarization, social media...

Former colonies have felt increasingly empowered to demand compensation from European powers. But even the successful efforts look like exceptions so far.

The United States is far from alone in facing pressure on its democratic norms and institutions.

The challenges of pandemic and climate change are being closely studied, but have done little so far to settle the eternal debate over whether authoritarian...

By most measures — with one glaring exception — people around the world are better off than ever. So why doesn’t it feel that way,...

A crude weapon. Minimal security. One death. A closer look at the details of the assassination of Shinzo Abe may actually underscore the effectiveness of...

The United States believes the charges against the basketball star are spurious and tied to American support of Ukraine.

When political leaders face a constitutional crisis, like that of Jan. 6, the process of collectively deciding how to respond can be messy, arbitrary, and...

The speed of policymaking in Canada, and its frequent deadlock in the U.S., may come down to the rules of their political systems.

Arconic runs a huge Russian metal plant, bought in an era of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia. Now it is struggling, after years of...