The ratings agency’s decision will have no consequences for the U.S. dollar’s global role, but it highlights the country’s darkening fiscal outlook and governance challenges.

The Western Hemisphere needs regional solutions to make the most of the migration wave it faces.

Israel at 75 is facing fundamental choices about its identity. 

The country’s massive economic problems will be a vexing challenge for whoever becomes president.

Leaders at the UN climate meeting in Dubai signaled a crucial pivot away from fossil fuel use, but significant hurdles remain for a speedy transition to emission-free energy.

Georgia was once a beacon of democracy in the South Caucasus, but today it is backsliding toward authoritarianism and headed back into Russia's sphere of influence.