A Drug-Free Afghanistan Not So Easy

Western eradication drive means increased poverty and political tension for the Afghans
Paula R. Newberg
March 7, 2005

North Ugandan Conflict, Forgotten But Still Deadly

Unless the world helps in the peace effort, civil unrest could destabilize the region and hamper progress
Katherine Southwick
March 9, 2005

US-Russia Relations Saved for Now

Left unattended, the papered-over democracy divide will not sustain cooperation on anti-terror and other fronts
Dmitry V. Suslov
February 28, 2005

Japan Dips its Toe in the Taiwan Strait

A more assertive stance by Washington and Tokyo may signal a changing US approach to China
Wenran Jiang
March 2, 2005

Letting Sudan Get Away with Murder

Debate over whether to call the mass murder in Darfur "genocide" is preventing efforts to bring those responsible to justice
Ben Kiernan
February 4, 2005

China's African Safari

Besides buying energy and commodities, China is also trying to win hearts and minds in a continent embittered by colonial experience
Paul Mooney
January 3, 2005
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Why Chinese-Japanese Economic Relations Are Improving

China’s exports rely on parts from Japan; Japan’s firms rely on Asian expansion plans
Richard Katz
January 9, 2014

US and Iran Face Common Enemies in Mideast Strife

Can the two nations work together to end extremism?
Thomas Erdbrink
January 7, 2014

Japan Minister Follows Abe to War Shrine, Pouring Salt on Wound for China

The visits erode regional trust and respect
January 3, 2014

The Great War’s Ominous Echoes

The start of the 20th century was an era of rapid globalization, too
Margaret MacMillan
December 30, 2013

Rethinking Foreign Aid

The most sustainable programs are public and trust locals
Paul Farmer
December 25, 2013
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