Infographic of the Day: A Shocking Statistic About the Toll of War on Syrian ChildrenMarch 15 is the five year anniversary of the uprising that lead to the Syrian civil war. To commemorate the...
“Multilateralism regulates hubris” — a Pearl of Foreign Policy Wisdom from President ObamaThere is a lot to appreciate in Jeffrey Goldberg’s long exploration of President Obama’s foreign policy views. But perhaps nothing...
American Intervention in Somalia Just Got More FierceUnited States Special Forces launched a helicopter raid on an Al Shabaab controlled-town on Tuesday, just days after a US...
Want to Stop Polio? Vaccines are Crucial. But So Are Toilets.(Along the Laos/Vietnam Border) — A polio outbreak has Lao health officials on high alert and determined to vaccinate thousands...
Will Member States Finally Stop Peacekeeper Sex Abuse?On Friday, the United Nations released an exceedingly disturbing report that showed the number of allegations of sexual exploitation or...
Video: These Are the Refugees That Europe is Turning Its Back OnThere are now some 10,000 people stranded in Greece at the border of Macedonia. The Macedonian government has all but...
Here are the Most and Least Tolerant Countries in AfricaAfricans are more tolerant of differences in ethnicity, religion and nationality than many familiar narratives would indicate, yet nearly eight...
These New UN Sanctions are a Key Test for the Obama Administration. Will North Korea Give Up the Bomb?The Security Council just enacted the toughest sanctions against North Korea in twenty years. How tough? For one, all shipments...
Zimbabwe Could Really Use a Super TuesdayIn what has become an annual event in bad political judgment, Zimbabwe’s longtime leader President Robert Mugabe celebrated his birthday...