Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Feb. 4.

How the US brought China and Russia together

The United States remains the world’s most powerful country. But the two next most powerful countries are aligning.

Facing history to avoid repeating it

Facing history to avoid repeating it

The story of America is glorious. And it’s terrible. Those ideas are not contradictory.

The looming challenge of Mexico

The looming challenge of Mexico

Instability south of our border has increased. Is the Biden administration making it enough of a priority?

Hardy Kruger, German-Born Hollywood Star, Is Dead at 93

Hardy Kruger, German-Born Hollywood Star, Is Dead at 93

He found success in American films in the 1960s and ’70s, one critic said, because he found ways to portray “the new, good German.”

China gives us a taste of our own medicine

China gives us a taste of our own medicine

Gaining footholds around the world, Beijing is testing America’s ‘strategic depth.’