As Obama Takes Office, Global Press Turns to Regional Concerns

Obama inaugurates a global moment where hope outshines doubt
Richard Wike
January 23, 2009

China Censors Part of Obama Speech

With a flock so large, even Obama’s measured words are bound to ruffle a few feathers
Edward Wong
January 22, 2009

Battle in a Poor Land for Riches Beneath the Soil

Vast uranium deposits in Northern Niger touch off a new front in the battle over Africa's vast mineral wealth
Lydia Polgreen
December 29, 2008

Just Say No to Progressive Values

In rejecting the EU constitution, the French left may have allowed its hatred for Jaques Chirac trump its own best interests
Ian Williams
June 1, 2005

As It Wields Power Abroad, U.S. Outsources Law and Order Work

DynCorp Is Asked to Restore Policing, In Iraq Vital to an American Exit; Chief Gillway Goes to Baghdad
Andrew Higgins
February 2, 2004