In the race to understand Elliot Rodger, we all loseColby Cosh on the latest representative of a tradition of American manifesto killers
Epic poems and espionage: A Q&A with North Korea’s former poet laureateJang Jin Sung spoke with Katie Engelhart on his dramatic rise, perilous escape, and being part of Kim Jong Il’s inner circle
Ukrainians make a liar out of PutinElections reveal the far right is dead in Ukraine. The European Union is a different story.
The dangerous world of Pakistan’s gem tradeInside the world’s oldest gem market in Pakistan, home to terrorist financiers and drug smugglers
Why Ukraine’s ’Chocolate King’ may be its next president Petro Poroshenko is both pro-Western and liked in Russia. But his real appeal to voters in a country plagued by corruption is his wealth.
Does America really care about Boko Haram?Thousands have been killed or kidnapped by Islamist terrorists in Nigeria. But there’s been no meaningful effort to tackle this growing menace.
America dumbs downThe U.S. is being overrun by a wave of anti-science, anti-intellectual thinking. Has the most powerful nation on Earth lost its mind?
Russia objects to Austrian drag queen Eurovision contestantHow an Austrian drag queen became the latest focal point of the growing rift between Russia and Europe
A hard right turn in IndiaHe’s a politician with an authoritarian bent and a dark past. Is Narendra Modi just what India needs?