Atmospheric rivers are gaining in intensity across California and the western United States. Communities need to adapt to the havoc wrought by this weather phenomenon.

American politics turned hyper toxic several years ago, and ever since commentators have raised the specter of a second civil war. No other historical parallel, it seems, captures so viscerally today…

Twenty years after 9/11, U.S. policy in the Middle East is still based on a fundamental mistake.

Surrounded by rivals amid a collapsing economy, the Turkish president is facing the longest odds of his life. 

World Trade Organization members are in the process of selecting a new leader, who will be charged with steering the WTO at a critical moment for the future of international trade.