The Return of Russian Nationalism

Although his methods are hardly democratic, Putin’s efforts to strengthen the Russian state may help democracy in the long term.

The idea that the Russian government is a mystery-let alone a Churchill-evoking riddle or enigma-is absurd. The real issue has been the willful, even enthusiastic, blindness of political leaders and…

Of late, Indian democracy has been confronted with a new political economy. Strong economic growth over the last three decades has generated the world’s fourth-largest collection of dollar billionaires and…