The United States, Russia, the Islamic State and the new irrational world.

The second biggest democracy’s election season lasts forever, but we cut through the sound and fury.

What we reconsidered about the United States over a tumultuous year.

Americans outwork many peers abroad because their hourly productivity isn’t compensated enough.

The planet got warmer, but world leaders also warmed up to a deal at last.

The future belongs to Asia. Here’s what we wrote about on that front.

How much do Germans work and how well are they compensated for that work?

From Europe to Syria to East Asia, Russia continued last year to re-assert itself as a major influence on world events.

From Paris to Athens to London to Berlin, Europe had its most difficult and defining year in decades.

Carlos Enrique Marroquin runs an innovative charity in Guatemala that recycles bicycle parts into pedal-powered machines.