
Russia increasingly looks to Africa to project power and influence. This presents a challenge as the United States seeks to promote democracy, peace, and prosperity.

It is easy to dismiss “acquisition” as a euphemism for theft, but in reality, trade, foreign investment, licensing, imitation,and, yes, theft have all contributed to China’s technological progress.

The Brexit endgame is approaching. The UK has put forward new proposals and says it will leave the EU by the end of October. EU heads of government will meet later this week, as teams from the EU and the UK hold intensive negotiations. What might happen next?

The United States and Europe are erroneously banking on sanctioning Turkey to contain the fallout in Syria. Instead of sanctions, the West needs to devise a mutually agreed plan of action with Ankara.

Trump has prosecuted a costly trade war against Beijing but for China, Trump’s weaknesses are more important than his bluster.

Whether Trump becomes the first fourth-consecutive two-term president in American history may well depend on whether enough Americans still value the office of the presidency.

Tunisia an unprecedented opportunity for a democratic opening.

The recent election was about Tunisians wanting to distance themselves from the failures of established political figures and parties, and who they want to lead them into the future.

It is time to put the hands back on the wheel of diplomacy and steer toward an off-ramp with Iran before it is too late.

There may never have been an attack on diplomacy as damaging, to both the State Department as an institution and U.S. international influence, as the one underway today.

Ahead of renewed peace talks, a new survey shows that a majority of residents in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine wants to remain part of the Ukrainian state.

Global problems require complex solutions. The current growing global disorder in its many forms makes the case for a reimagined international peace project, albeit a very different one from that of a century ago.

Only eight years after the uprising, Tunisians have shown that they learned, reproduced, and know democratic values.

The United States and Japan should collaborate with each other to keep their edge, as China increasingly becomes a competitor in high-tech sectors.

Washington and Tokyo should continue to consult with each other to ensure that trade frictions with China do not disrupt their economic relationship.

The United States and Japan should collaborate with other like-minded countries to uphold suitable standards for infrastructure financing and development.

Why have numerous states that embarked on the path of developing nuclear weapons, or at least seriously toyed with the idea, never ultimately acquired them?

Japan and South Korea have long been identified as likely cases of future nuclear weapon proliferation. Why have leaders of both states eschewed the pursuit of nuclear weapons?

Washington and Tokyo should remain in sync as they respond to China’s resurgence in various domains.

Washington and Tokyo should proactively keep common ground amid rising tensions between mainland China and Taiwan.