Zbig The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet by Edward Luce Avid Reader, 560 pp., $29 LAST WEEK, ...

There are no two ways about it: the UN, 80 years old this year, has failed at its primary mission of preserving the peace. What role can it play? Why do we still need it?

An examination of how Cold War-era advancements in science and technology, driven by military competition, unintentionally contributed to the discovery of climate change and shaped our understanding ...