

The Internet’s promise of open access to independent and diverse sources of information is a reality mostly for the minority of humanity living in mature democracies.

Governments around the world are using stealthy strategies to manipulate the media.

The decision to restore diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba was driven by a surprising convergence of biology and technology.

The world is about to discover that the substantial and totally unexpected drop in the price of crude oil may be as disruptive as the shock of oil price hikes in 1974.

Our take on the year ahead.

The Ebola epidemic, ISIS’s ascent, and Vladimir Putin’s belligerence may be three of the most disruptive developments of 2014, but in 2015 they could all lose their potency.

It remains to be seen whether corruption and criminality will once again sabotage the reforms that Mexico so urgently needs.

In the coming years, U.S. politics will serve as a laboratory for testing the idea that governments and politicians can get away with ignoring the most deeply felt demands of their voters.

Agricultural production is at record levels—and that could make the planet less stable.

Syria, Ukraine, Gaza, Iraq, ISIS, Ebola—the list of this past summer’s disasters is long. But buried among the tragic headlines and breaking news are other events that attracted less attention but could be just as consequential for global affairs.