Across the developed world, birth rates are collapsing. Japan, Italy, South Korea, Spain, Germany, and much of the English-speaking West are now well below replacement level with some countries facing outright demographic contraction. […]
For nearly two millennia, Christianity has been woven into the fabric of the Middle East. Long before Europe adopted the religion, ancient churches flourished from Jerusalem to Damascus, Antioch, Mosul and Alexandria. Today, those communities are […]
In Tianjin on 1 September, China’s Xi Jinping told visiting leaders that it’s time to “take a clear stand against hegemonism and power politics” – a thinly veiled swipe at the US […]