Each leader went too far on migration policy, forcing the US and Germany into a debate over national identity. Now they can listen to each other on next steps on how to deal with global migrants.
An election in Iraq shows how the Middle East might rise above divides over religion to embrace a unifying identity.
The rest of Paul Ryan’s tenure as House speaker should be used to take a measure of his efforts to bring civility to politics, including how he helped members learn to laugh together.
Even as a tilted election further erodes its democracy, Hungary also sees a rise in corruption. The latter trend will someday help restore full rights and liberties.
As the world’s two largest economies slap new tariffs on each other, they also are forced to look at their common interest in nurturing innovation. That may help drive both to a truce.
A wave of recent apologies by public figures requires a fine discernment to understand when someone does right for the original offense.
For most white-collar crimes, such as corruption, more countries are following a US practice of legal leniency toward companies that confess and reform.
Two historic summits in coming weeks reflect a bold vision by the South Korean leader to probe the North’s potential shift toward a peaceful peninsula.
Public outcry over the rape of a girl hints at a growing confidence to confront old attitudes toward women and girls. The confidence may come from a dramatic success in reducing child marriages.
Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave as they hold their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, April 23. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne.
The reaction to Syria’s latest use of chemical weapons shows humanity’s steady if uneven embrace of universal rights, such as the right to life for innocent civilians. Those rights, enshrined 70 years ago by the UN, need both protection and celebration.
The era of the strongman needs the era of #MeToo and its emphasis on lifting the views of men about their identity.
Despite the drumbeat of data breaches, such as Facebook’s, the good news is that companies and governments are putting security first, according to a new survey.
Most Latin Americans will vote for a president this year, and Costa Rica has already set a standard by resisting populism and social media polarization in its April 1 election.
Amid the tragedy of Yemen’s long war and the loss of men, women are being forced into new roles. Foreign aid helps many rebuild their lives and the country’s social fabric.
In a country whose leaders are portrayed as infallible, a recent apology by a top official may help soften coming talks with the US and South Korea.
Egypt’s sham election doesn’t deserve as much attention as a real one this May in an Arab nation that embraces liberty of conscience.
When most of the continent’s nations sign up to create a free-trade zone, it signals more than a business transaction. Africa is sharing values of trust and equality.
After news broke of Facebook’s misuse of personal data, social capitalists on Wall Street helped bring down the stock price of this ‘surveillance capitalist.’ Ethical investing is rewriting rules for what are ‘good’ profits.
The best response to Russia’s many provocations, such as the attempted murder of an ex-spy, is to reach the Russian people with a message that their identity relies on universal values such as liberty, not fear of others or notions of civilizational greatness.