Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states seek to diversify their economies beyond oil, but the project comes laden with risk.

China and India are commonly portrayed as economic rivals. In fact, experts say, they have much to gain from each other.

As the United States and China ramp up investment in Africa, they face higher expectations and more stringent terms from countries on the continent.

India’s growing influence in Afghanistan aims to stabilize a region that has caused sleepless nights in New Delhi.

The Association of South East Asian Nations faces heat for its “weak” stance on Myanmar’s crackdown, drawing observers to question the group’s power.

A wave of industry turnover is reorganizing the news business. International coverage could face consolidation, but talk of its demise may be overblown.

Cerberus thinks it can run Chrysler better as a private company. The project could embolden private equity hawks, with uncertain effects for U.S. workers.

Debate over offshore business operations is heating up as economists try to determine the effect of job drift on the U.S. economy.

Daimler is trying to dump Chrysler and its flagging profits, but the bigger concern for U.S. and European automakers is looming competition from Asia.

The United States has vocally opposed Sandinista candidate Daniel Ortega, the winner of Nicaragua’s presidential election. But Nicaraguans are more concerned about a political pact that threatens to derail their country’s democratic institutions.

Hugo Chavez's recent world tour secured arms deals and an energy pact with a U.S. nemesis, Iran, but it's unclear whether the Venezuelan president's oil-fueled rise is sustainable.

One year after assuming office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looms large over the Middle East with his hard-line rhetoric, pursuit of nuclear technologies, and support for groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. At home, he has maintained pressure on human rights activists.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, celebrating its five-year anniversary summit, has blossomed into a full-fledged security alliance, as well as a foil to U.S. influence in Central Asia.

The U.S. Congress has signaled intentions to tighten scrutiny over foreign investments in the United States. Legislators point to national security concerns but critics warn of economic nationalism.

Former Pentagon official Paul Wolfowitz is now reveling in the role of reformer at the World Bank, where he has made corruption a major theme of his first year as chief. But fighting corruption, like building democracy, may be the work of generations.

Jagdish Bhagwati argues that growth can reduce poverty and that slow economic growth will hurt social development, which he also argues in his new book with Arvind Panagariya, "India's Tryst with Destiny: Debunking Myths that Undermine Progress and Addressing New Challenges."

Terra Lawson-Remer and Joshua Greenstein say, "Many resource-rich African countries make poor use of their wealth... Instead of creating prosperity, resources have too often fostered corruption, undermined inclusive economic growth, incited armed conflict and damaged the environment."

Isobel Coleman explains how to tap into the burgeoning power of women in the global marketplace.

Evan A. Feigenbaum says, "China's foreign-policy ambitions could change the way it spends its money abroad."

Richard N. Haass argues that "business leaders would do well to revive the tradition of corporate statesmanship."