As much as quite a few Catalans may want independence from Spain, it is practically impossible. But more regional autonomy is certainly possible.

The Kurds’ quest for self-rule is potentially explosive. It puts them in the crosshairs of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Russia and the United States.

The election and subsequent choice of coalition matter. But the differences between the various options are modest rather than stark.

Behind the emergence of the world’s largest national wine consumer.

Which two countries are the largest buyers of foreign wine?

After using the Russian invasion diligently for plenty of international support, Ukraine’s elites aren’t holding up their side of the bargain: They keep ruining their country.

How do the three countries compare on consumption and exports of wine?

As wine cultivation declines elsewhere, China is climbing toward the top.

On efforts to disentangle the incestuous and seemingly inseparable relationship between sports and politics.

As long as the Democratic Party keeps allowing wealthy oligarchs to remain at the driver’s seat, it won’t matter what brand new figurehead they churn out of their assembly line.