After decades of offering only chaos, Baghdad is trying to become a leading force in the region. 

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 …

Israel has long been the leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid, including military support. That aid has come under heightened scrutiny amid Israel’s monthslong war to eliminate Hamas.

The United States has dialed down both its presence and role in a region that it has dominated for nearly a half-century.