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Absolute fealty to the top leader always ends badly.

Finding a path to legal and orderly immigration is a global challenge.

Citizens need a more direct voice, but mediated by impartial institutions.

The talks raise high hopes — but prepare for a train wreck.

China’s President Xi and Italy’s Beppe Grillo mark polar opposites of global political change.

Scientists are realizing the limits of AI as they learn more about the embodied mind.

Bacteria laid the groundwork for what became feelings and cultures, says neuroscientist Antonio Damasio.

As governments take on the trolls and bots of fake news, what information can be trusted?

From the space race to recycling plastic waste, China’s prowess is stoking competition across Asia and the world.

Jacksonian-style populism and an ancient Chinese philosophy come face to face.

We need a redefined safety net for the digital age.

Trump's new defense strategy calls for a return to « great power » competition with Russia and China.

The Internet is now the battleground of tribal warfare, where a cacophony of voices fight to establish consensual truths.

“Helpless universalism” describes the world today, says Peter Sloterdijk.

« If the protests become violent, they will fail, » says Abol Hassan Bani-Sadr.
