It is dangerous to put democracy above the law instead of guaranteeing it by law.

Siegfried Hecker is a research professor emeritus at the Department of Management Science and Engineering and senior fellow emeritus at the Freeman Spogli Institute for

The election could signal the end of an era and usher in generational change.

For reformists like me, the disappointment runs deep.

“When you are at the climax of polarization, the truth is seen as a betrayal.”

This proud port community is on the frontline of a global political upheaval.

Lilian Tintori is a human rights activist and wife of imprisoned Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López. Follow Lilian on Twitter: @liliantintori.

The developing world is the new engine of growth that will drive shared prosperity in the future.

China says it has no political prisoners. A U.S. government database disagrees.

Kim’s reckless missile tests challenge America’s untested new president. A clash between the two most unpredictable leaders in the world is a perilous prospect.

“Populism exists because institutions are elite-driven,” but democracies don’t work well without elites, says the acclaimed author of The End of History.

What’s happening in the era of Trump almost seems like déjà vu for this European country.