The global financial crisis threatens to hamper poverty alleviation efforts in India and China, responsible for lifting the largest numbers of the world’s poor out of extreme poverty.  Political or s…

As American influence in Iraq wanes, Arab, Turkish, and Iranian influence over Baghdad will invariably rise.

As Israeli air strikes decimate Lebanon, the elected government in Beirut is weak, divided, and seems powerless to control Hezbollah, whose attack on an Israeli convoy July 12 started the conflict.

While spiraling economic growth in India and China has lifted millions out of poverty, it has also fueled inequalities within their societies.