April 17, 2020
European UnionThe European Union has navigated a thicket of external and internal crises in recent years, including mass migration and Brexit. What are the union’s core institutions, and what roles do they play?
November 19, 2012
EuropeThe eurozone crisis has consequences far beyond the continent’s economic performance, such as the EU’s ability to forge coherent defense and foreign policy.
February 7, 2011
United StatesViolent acts by homegrown militant extremists in the U.S. have declined, but "lone wolf" attacks are on the rise. The post-9/11 legal and political landscape poses new challenges to law enforcement a…
May 12, 2006
BoliviaIn a region seen as turning leftward, forging alliances would seem a natural course of events. But Bolivian President Evo Morales’ decision to nationalize the oil and gas industry is exposing tension…
February 16, 2005
IraqThis publication is now archived. What’s caused the United States to seek a new Security Council resolution?Casualties and costs of the occupation of Iraq are far higher than U.S. officials expected…