The conference in Poland will be a major test of the world’s collective political will to fight global warming. Following through on promises made in Paris will not be easy.

The central takeaway from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Cairo speech is that the United States needs to rely more on allies to stabilize the Middle East.

A collapse of this Cold War–era INF treaty, which many believe has favored the United States, could unleash a new age of nuclear weapons competition with Russia.

Thailand will go through the motions of free elections in March, but the likely result will be entrenched authoritarian rule and further instability.

President Trump is undermining his peace initiative with North Korea by abruptly raising the cost to South Korea for U.S. security.