The G20 meetings in Toronto will be marked by competing agendas on global growth and financial regulations. This Backgrounder looks at the range of policy concerns.

The African Growth and Opportunity Act has boosted U.S.-Africa trade and is viewed favorably by economists. But experts say African states must build trade capacity to benefit fully.

Congress has approved the first increase in corporate average fuel economy in thirty years, propelled by worries over rising oil prices.

Countries increasingly employ public relations firms and the techniques of brand marketing to build cohesive images for their nation.

The process of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants features in most of Africa’s post-conflict reconstruction programs. Though DDR programs have improved, problem…