An engaging study of the consequences of over-exploiting precious water reserves is missing some important local voices.

ISIS persecuted her community in Iraq yet Nadia Murad’s quest for justice again shows the indestructibility of spirit.

Bold policy ideas are welcome, so is Rutger Bregman’s “radical” challenge to the supposed wisdom of critics.

The film makes us think about the way in which civilisational differences can lead to new forms of artistic expression.

For three decades, the Asian Development Bank successfully helped the People’s Republic of China in opening up.

Giridharadas reminds us that “win-win” is the motto elites live by.

Peter Jackson has reclaimed the voices of veterans, and with technical prowess offered a glimpse of the battlefield.

Clinton’s book has nothing new to say about politics but it may offer some insight into his assessment of the world.

Kori Schake’s sober and clear-eyed analysis punctures both the realist sceptics and the liberal triumphalists.

Ben Rhodes’ memoir of his years in the Obama White House defends his record but is tinged by doubt.