By Silvia Merler, Simone Tagliapietra and Alessio TerziBRUSSELS — With just days to go before the European Parliament elections, this is a good time to reflect on why Europeans came together to form a political and economic union in the first place.

By Kavita N. Ramdas and James A. Goldston NEW YORK — The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution aimed at ending the use of sexual violence as a weapon during war. This is a laudable goal, which the United States has long supported.

By Aryeh NeierNEW YORK — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has come under withering criticism from the first four presidents of its oversight body, the 123-member Assembly of States Parties, following its decision not to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity in

By Dani Rodrik and Charles F.

By Harold JamesPRINCETON — In today’s irrational world of fake news and bad-faith politics, a new mantra has emerged: It’s all about narratives. Power today lies in one’s ability to tell a story.

By Marius DragomirBUDAPEST — In its March 22 edition, the Slovenian weekly magazine “Mladina” featured on its cover a cartoon of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán performing a Nazi salute while being hugged by right-wing politicians of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS).

By Agnia GrigasWASHINGTON, DC — On April 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that passports be made available to people in the areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions controlled by pro-Russia separatists.

By Hassan HakimianLONDON — The sanctions imposed on Iran by US President Donald Trump have begun to bite the country’s economy hard. Inflation, seemingly defeated by President Hassan Rouhani, has returned with a vengeance, hitting 31 per cent in 2018.

By Amin SaikalCANBERRA — Former US ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power once called genocidal wars “a problem from hell”.