Religious tensions, remnants of the police state and a broken-down neoliberal economic model imperil Tunisia’s otherwise impressive democratic transition.

As the climate warms and the ice melts, the Arctic could become the next great theater of global cooperation—or a battlefield.

Mass uprisings like the one that brought down the Soviet bloc are neither as rare—nor as spontaneous—as they first appear.

With a US-trained military officer now running Burkina Faso, will Washington press for a democratic transition or legitimize a military coup?

The murder of students in Guerrero is raising questions once again about the complicity of law enforcement and public officials in Mexico's drug wars.

The country's late dictator leaves behind a 1-million-strong diaspora unlikely to ever return home.

Beijing is experimenting with "soft power" approaches, but brute force remains an omnipresent threat.

The United States and its allies keep waiting on Iran to make more concessions on its nuclear enrichment program. But they’re missing the bigger picture.