If the parties at the COP22 climate summit continue toward meaningful action in the spirit of the Paris Agreement, Jesse Medlong writes this could be the moment we save our planet for future generations.
China's ratcheting up of repressive measures has not stopped some Hong Kong students from continuing to push back against efforts to make their city as tightly controlled as those on the mainland, Jeffrey Wasserstrom writes ahead of Members Weekend.
Public diplomacy is essential to U.S. national security and should be vigorously championed by the president and Congress, write Mel Levine, Rockwell Schnabel, and Jay Wang.
A discussion on Europe's future in a time of unprecedented crisis, featuring Ambassador John B. Emerson and Ms. Kimberly Marteau Emerson.
As the world grapples with the nuclear threat emanating from North Korea, it is not only bombs that should be of concern, writes Bennett Ramberg. It is also the dozens of nuclear power plants in Japan and South Korea that are vulnerable to attack should war break out in the region.
This week, Russia and Belarus launch a week of war games near neighboring NATO countries; Iraqi Kurds vow to push ahead with an independence referendum after Iraq’s parliament calls it unconstitutional; Mexicans’ views of the United States hit a new low; and more.
This week, two former Brazilian presidents are charged with accepting bribes; China’s air force practices shooting down missiles as North Korea conducts its sixth and largest nuclear test; U.S. federal prosecutors charge four Turks with conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran; and more.
Sixteen years after 9/11, our institutions of government and civil society must continually guard against the greater threat of terrorism, as we protect the constitutional freedoms that make America truly exceptional and a beacon for freedom-loving people throughout the world, writes Seth Stodder.
This week, Mexico offers assistance to the United States in dealing with the destructive aftermath of Hurricane Harvey; Iraqi forces announce the liberation of ISIL-stronghold Tal Afar; the Somali government grants al Shabaab defectors amnesty for completing a rehabilitation program; and more.





