The world cannot let the March disaster at Japan's Fukushima power plant scare it into forgoing the benefits of nuclear energy—a cheap, reliable, and safe source of electricity

Over the past three decades, Washington has consistently favored the rich -- and the more wealth accumulates in a few hands at the top, the more influence and favor the rich acquire, making it easier for them and their political allies to cast off restraint without paying a social price.

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

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.

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?

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.

A favorite view of the Internet holds that the democratization of communications will bring about the democratization of the world.

Religion is on the rise around the world, from the southern United States to the Middle East.