Ten Years After the Soviet Breakup: Going Backwards

The story of this small former Yugoslav republic offers an example of how—if circumstances are right—it may be possible for a country to reform its way out of communism and…

China is gradually changing. In the coming years, the pursuit of individual dignity and human rights will increasingly come to the fore.

Far from being a reformer, as some had hoped, President Xi Jinping has launched the most sweeping ideological campaign seen in China since Mao. Xi is mixing nationalism, Leninism, and…