A critical look at the past and present of industrial policy shows that its recent popularity is not only misguided, but is likely to have negative economic and geopolitical consequences for the Unit…

See how six countries are faring amid efforts to protect 30 percent of the planet’s land and waters by 2030, and what will be saved if they succeed. 

Wars are fought not only on the battlefield but also in domestic political debates and in histories written after the fact. In the case of the US invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, we are still in this final phase, seeking an elusive consensus about the war’s legacy.

Over the last three decades, economic growth in Central Europe, East and Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa has outpaced growth in Latin America, where most economies have actually …

The truth is that his tenure as secretary of state was often rocky, and as full of setbacks as acclaim.

Both China and India aspire for the role, but it is not clear if nations that belong to the group see either of them as a benign leader or their champion

The United States has long relied on tax-and-transfer programs to address the problem of inequality, but these have failed signally to mitigate growing societal polarization. A new approach to econom…