For many policymakers, economic sanctions have become the tool of choice to respond to major geopolitical challenges such as terrorism and conflict.

High-profile mass shootings in the United States in recent years have rekindled the gun control debate and raised comparisons of policies around the world.

The Good Friday Agreement has dampened sectarian tensions and brought stability to Northern Ireland since 1998, but Brexit negotiations and local political paralysis are throwing the region’s hard-wo…

Violence attributed to online hate speech has increased worldwide. Societies confronting the trend must deal with questions of free speech and censorship on widely used tech platforms.

As China’s senior Communist Party members anoint its future leaders, President Xi Jinping is poised to solidify his position and power at next week’s party congress.

The winner of the presidential election this spring will heavily influence how France approaches foreign and domestic issues, including its future with the European Union.

An escalating migration crisis is testing the European Union’s commitment to human rights and open borders.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has emerged as one of the most dangerous al-Qaeda affiliates, strengthening amid political unrest in Yemen. 

Founded as a loose confederation of states in 1945, the Arab League has struggled to overcome dysfunction and disunity among its members.