The 1944 Bretton Woods conference ensured a leading role for Washington in the global financial system but also contributed to present-day problems that will be difficult to fix, says CFR’s Benn Stei…

CFR’s Peter Kenen discusses the current financial crisis and what will come of the upcoming international financial summit.

The Qaddafi government’s violence has resulted in at least 300 civilian deaths and the attempted flight of Libyans and migrant workers, says Human Rights Watch’s Tom Malinowski. The U.S. and NATO …

Despite early signs of a global economic recovery, CFR Steven Dunaway says it’s too early to determine how lasting the rebound might be. "The world economy is not out of the woods yet," he says.

The presumptive chair of the House International Relations Committee expects no "silver bullets" to emerge from the Baker commission’s report on Iraq. But Rep. Tom Lantos hopes the forthcoming report…