Brazil has long sought a greater role on the world stage, but political upheaval and other enduring challenges have complicated its efforts.

China’s colossal infrastructure investments may usher in a new era of trade and growth for economies in Asia and beyond. But skeptics worry that China is laying a debt trap for borrowing governments…

The Group of Twenty, an informal gathering of many of the world’s largest economies, is the premier global forum for discussing economic issues. But it has faced divisions over trade, climate change,…

International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

A group of more than one hundred countries has agreed to a historic rewrite of global tax rules. Here’s what to know.

Western leaders have long criticized OPEC’s power to raise oil prices, and the bloc continues to influence the global market even as U.S. oil production has soared and alternative energies have come …

Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony is paralyzed by multiple crises.