The State Department released its yearly publication, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2011, on May 24, 2012.

The White House released this strategy document, "Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People" on May 23, 2012.

The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Border Protection released this publication in May 2012.

Secretary of State Clinton gave these remarks on the Law of the Sea Convention before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 23, 2012.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released this white paper on education, "A Chance For Every Child: Mitt Romney's Plan for Restoring the Promise of American Education", on May 23, 2012.

President Obama gave these remarks at the Air Force Academy commencement on May 23, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Julia E. Sweig analyzes President Obama's historic announcement in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples.

John Harwood of the New York Times compares the current presidential candidates' different ideas of government and how they reflect the divergent ideologies and core constituencies of the two parties.

Peter Orszag explains that, when U.S. officials adopt policies carefully designed to produce future federal deficit reductions, most of those reductions do eventually happen.

A broad-sweeping look at international efforts to combat climate change. This is part of the Global Governance Monitor, an interactive feature tracking multilateral approaches to several global challenges.

Since 1949, U.S.-Sino relations have evolved from tense standoffs to a complex mix of intensifying diplomacy, growing international rivalry, and increasingly intertwined economies.

President Obama and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen gave these remarks on May 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney published this op-ed regarding NATO in the Chicago Tribune on May 19, 2012.

President Obama gave these remarks at the close of the G8 Summit at Camp David in Maryland, on May 19, 2012.

Jamie Fly and Matthew H. Kroenig argue that drawing red lines linked to the guaranteed use of force by Washington and its allies could be the best way to avoid conflict with Iran.

President Obama gave these remarks at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security in Washington, DC on May 18, 2012.

Senior U.S. officials gave this press briefing at the G8 summit in Maryland on May 18, 2012.

In his testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Edward Alden argues that the United States needs a broader package of legislation that includes expanding the Visa Waiver Program and encourages more efficient visa security screening.

The White House released this fact sheet on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition at the G8 summit in Maryland on May 18, 2012.

The economy will likely be the most contested issue of the 2012 presidential campaign, with Republican candidates determined to demonstrate that President Obama's economic policies failed and that less government, not more, is needed to stimulate growth and create jobs.