It's tempting to see the 9/11 attacks as having fundamentally changed U.S. foreign policy. It's also wrong.

Neither intensifying the drug war nor legalizing all drugs offers much hope of reducing drug abuse in the United States or lessening violence in Mexico.

After a devastating earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, outside organizations flocked to the country to help it recover.

Washington claims that the country's borders are more secure than ever, but the truth is that no one knows for sure.

The United States' fiscal future depends on whether the country can limit health-care costs.

New books by Witold Rybczynski and Edward Glaeser celebrate the ever-changing American urban experience.

Latin American countries are increasingly looking for solutions among themselves, seeking friends and opportunities outside of Washington's orbit.

What does rise of the Tea Party movement mean for U.S. foreign policy?

The American version of capitalism is no longer dominant around the world.

The current debate over quantitative easing overlooks the important question of domestic economic strategy in both the developed and developing world.

Do the tools of social media make it possible for protesters to challenge their governments?

Latin Americans must look in the mirror and confront the reality that many of our problems lie not in our stars but in ourselves. Only then will the region finally attain the development it has so long sought.

Too often over the last decades, policymakers in Washington have viewed Moscow's resistance to U.S. policies through the lens of psychology.

It is currently fashionable to predict a decline in the United States' power. But the United States is not in absolute decline.

To meet the range of challenges facing the United States and the world, Washington will have to strengthen and amplify its civilian power abroad.

The U.S. government is incurring debt at an unprecedented rate.

Most nations have adjusted their foreign policies to focus on economic security, but the United States has not.

A major strategic challenge for the United States in the coming decades will be integrating emerging powers into international institutions.

Global demographics in the twenty-first century will be defined by steep declines in fertility rates. Many countries will see their populations shrink and age.

Increased connectivity allows for the spread of liberal, open values but also poses a number of dangers.