January 31, 2019
TurkeyThe 7-foot center Enes Kanter has become a symbol of Turkey's never-ending purge—and a potential assassination target.
January 29, 2019
BrazilA comparison of two Amazons, one corporate and one natural, underscores the vast discrepancy between the health of the economy and the vitality of the environment.
January 28, 2019
VenezuelaIn early 2003, when debate was surfacing in the United States whether to invade Iraq, a Council on Foreign Relations working group drafted a monograph outlining the problems that such a policy would …
January 24, 2019
MexicoViolence continues to rage in Mexico more than a decade after former President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on drug cartels.
January 24, 2019
VenezuelaVenezuela’s descent into economic and political chaos in recent years is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries.
January 23, 2019
United StatesPresident Donald Trump says he will deliver his second State of the Union address next Tuesday night as planned. The question is, where will he deliver it? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week cit…
January 17, 2019
Public Health Threats and PandemicsOpioid addiction in the United States has reached epidemic proportions, threatening not only public health but economic output and national security.
January 9, 2019
CubaFor many years the Organization of American States was a dictators' club, where the rule was "you don't criticize my human rights abuses and I won't criticize yours." And the secretaries-general of t…
December 28, 2018
GlobalI wrote yesterday about ten Americans who died in 2018 who shaped U.S. foreign policy during their lifetimes. But Americans are not the only ones who influence world affairs. Below are ten world figu…
December 20, 2018
GlobalYou aren’t alone if you’re feeling worn down as 2018 comes to a close. It’s been a trying year when it comes to the world scene. A seemingly unending parade of summits, crises, protests, and conflict…