Roger Cohen

The reason people in this part of Europe crave the framework of NATO and the EU is for security and prosperity

Self-rule for the two men was a political goal; it was also an internal value

In a Muslim nation, where close to 25% of Arabs live, it also demanded of political Islam that it reject religious authoritarianism

The recklessness of bank executives in the run-up to the 2008 crisis cost just about everyone - except themselves

Poised to become a net energy exporter, and with a population that will be younger than Europe's or China's, the US is very far from decline

Social liberalism is ascendant and there is now no reason to believe the trend will stop