Negotiation Offers Hope in Nuclear Containment

North Korea really wants: an economic aid package from the US.
Daniel Sneider
February 16, 2003

How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor

Higher corn prices sparked by rising ethanol demand could aggravate poverty in the developing world
C. Ford Runge
April 24, 2007

Iraq’s Refugee Crisis

Millions of war refugees may seem invisible to the West for now, but their impact could soon be felt
Anna Husarska
May 7, 2007

To China, North Korea Looks Radioactive

Though the US had hoped China would help resolve the North Korea crisis, Beijing has remained passive.
Joseph Kahn
February 2, 2003

Big Powers Jockey for Oil in Central Asia

Nations court oil-rich Central Asia – even at the risk of strengthening some authoritarian regimes
Fred Weir
April 9, 2007