Global Terror Threats Pose Great Local Challenges to First-Responders

Firefighters, police, and emergency medical personnel in cities around the world need more money and support to respond effectively to terrorist attacks
S. L. Bachman
July 27, 2004

Can America Regain Its Soft Power After Abu Ghraib?

With the openness of its democratic processes, America will prevail
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
July 29, 2004

UN Efforts in Iraq No Walk in the Park

Unlike the UN's experience in Cambodia, continuing violence and a weak government pose huge challenges to election preparations in Iraq
Benny Widyono
August 5, 2004

Quo Vadis America?

The US can recover from the current mess, but the days of hegemony are over
Immanuel Wallerstein
July 13, 2004

Strategy for an Energy-Starved World: Go Coal!

With enormous coal reserves worldwide, the technology to turn coal into liquid fuel holds promise
David Dapice
July 15, 2004

Gulf Security in a Globalizing World: Going beyond US Hegemony

To avoid repeating history, the US should adopt a multilateral approach and address the domestic issues at the heart of the region’s instability
Michael Kraig
June 29, 2004
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WikiLeaks Publishes Secret Draft Chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership

Critics question the need for secrecy
Alex Hern, Dominic Rushe
November 21, 2013

China Increases Aid to Philippines

A torrent of criticism leads to increase in aid more than tenfold
Barbara Demick
November 19, 2013

Risky Business: Talking to the Taliban

Peace talks would need tough pre-conditions
Paula Newberg
November 18, 2013

Turkey Seeks to Lock in Long-Term Security

Sensing US lost interest, Turkey rapidly builds new foreign ties
Soner Cagaptay
November 18, 2013

The Kennedy Temptation

Assassinations, extremism, political selfishness threaten democracy
Ian Buruma
November 14, 2013
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