The Good Friday Agreement has dampened sectarian conflict and brought stability to Northern Ireland, but the peace deal has been challenged by Brexit-related border tensions that have thrown the regi…

Modern vice presidents can trace much of their political influence to the broad reforms that Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale made to the second-highest elected office in the late 1970s.

Opioid addiction has become one of the United States’ biggest killers, endangering public health, the economy, and national security. But closing the floodgates on fentanyl poses a significant foreig…

The threat of climate change and the rise of China have prompted renewed debate about the U.S. government’s role in shaping the economy.

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