The United States and its allies must project forceful arguments on democracy's appeal, and citizens must be wary of propaganda efforts, write Agnia Grigas and Seth Freeman.

China's ratcheting up of repressive measures has not stopped some Hong Kong students from continuing to push back against efforts to make their city as tightly controlled as those on the mainland, Jeffrey Wasserstrom writes ahead of Members Weekend.

As the world grapples with the nuclear threat emanating from North Korea, it is not only bombs that should be of concern, writes Bennett Ramberg. It is also the dozens of nuclear power plants in Japan and South Korea that are vulnerable to attack should war break out in the region.

This week, Russia and Belarus launch a week of war games near neighboring NATO countries; Iraqi Kurds vow to push ahead with an independence referendum after Iraq’s parliament calls it unconstitutional; Mexicans’ views of the United States hit a new low; and more.