South Africa is much larger and more developed than its neighbors in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Economically, it dominates the entire region. Apartheid South Africa regularly …

Then-U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph Biden at the Great Wall of China at Badaling, north of Beijing, on August 10, 2001. Next week Vice President Biden heads to China for a r…

Thailand’s new prime minister is a member of the Shinawatra political dynasty.

Although likely U.S. voters are evenly split between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, nearly all Americans agree that foreign policy issues are not important in this election. The lat…

This Week: The Democratic nominee said America has a “fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past.”

U.S. Vice President Biden speaks at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, DC, May 2011 (Courtesy Reuters/Kevin Lamarque) In her latest post, my colleague, Liz Economy,…

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Whoever wins in November could find their policy plans stymied by a mounting national debt.