In a time of rising global food prices, Africa produces a fraction of the world's crops. What can be done to foster a Green Revolution in Africa?

A profile of three IRA splinter groups that remain active in Northern Ireland.

The Chinese government has been growing more tolerant of religious activity, but some groups continue to face persecution in the atheist state.

The anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, virtually unknown before the collapse of Saddam Hussein's government, has leveraged his family name to become one of the most influential Shiite leaders in modern-day Iraq.

Though international observers had hoped Somalia's transitional federal government would bring stability to the war-torn nation after sixteen years of “failed state” status, by mid-2008 experts said it was fraught by internal divisions.

Sen. Hillary Clinton's foreign policy team included veteran Clinton administration officials seeking to revive U.S. leadership through a balance of soft and hard power.

Through the U.S. presidential nominating process, voters have offered a muddled view on foreign policy issues but they continue to generate heat on the campaign trail.

Sen. Barack Obama's foreign policy team includes former State Department veterans and newcomers from academia who seek to reinvigorate U.S. diplomacy.

Sen. John McCain's Republican presidential campaign has a group of foreign policy advisers reflecting both realist and neoconservative views of the world.

Nationalism in China, surging amid protests over Beijing's rule in Tibet, increasingly fills the role Maoism played before China embraced capitalism.

South America faces energy shortfalls at the same time that several countries have nationalized energy resources. Experts say a lack of cooperation on energy policy could hinder regional economic growth.

China has a range of options for its citizens to access justice, but experts say none of them are particularly effective.

U.S.-Vatican relations remain uneven following Joseph Ratzinger's accession as Pope Benedict XVI, particularly as the Obama administration pursues a more liberal social agenda.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad is an Iranian-inspired Islamic militant group that aims to derail the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and eliminate Israel from the region.

A primer on the dispute over Tibet’s sovereignty, which has risen to public attention following recent protests in Lhasa and demonstrations surrounding the 2008 Olympic Games.

Despite its recent willingness to combat terrorism, Sudan is still considered a state sponsor because of its ties to Hamas, the Iraqi insurgency, and violence in Darfur.

The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade is a secular network of Palestinian militias aligned with Fatah that engages in sporadic violence against Israel.

As Zimbabwe's economic crisis has deepened, President Robert Mugabe has ceded significant power to the country's security forces.

A look at the basics of the North American Free Trade Agreement, its overall economic impact, and its effect on workers in the United States.

Despite their deep economic ties, animosity between China and Japan periodically resurfaces over territorial, historical, and economic disputes.