World

In the 13 years since 9/11, the U.S. has become less free, more impoverished, more militarized and, worst of all, a country built on fear

Just days before the referendum, Scotland’s pro-independence Yes side has taken the lead. Can No come back?

Photographer Patrick Brown chronicles the cruel realities of the underground animal trade in a new book, ’Trading to Extinction’

On the street with Glasgow’s ’Yes’ campaign

Unlike the Taliban, which left NATO’s credibility in tatters, Russia offers a tantalizing and unifying enemy for the alliance

Colby Cosh on Year Three of a nearly unprecedented drought, and the sustainability of California as we know it

Every time a firm or government pays a kidnapper, it increases the odds more hostages will be taken in the future

The military alliance is preparing to bulk up its presence in Eastern Europe. Will it thwart Russia, or merely prod the bear?

Why would he do it? Why would he put his life at risk? In this powerful tribute, the correspondent’s friends and colleagues explain

An explanation for some of the military-style gear police used in Ferguson