Lebanon is gearing up for a protracted fight with ISIS and wants the U.S. to supply it with air and firepower.

U.S. policy on democracy support, especially during the Obama administration, has been largely reactive. We seem to be constantly playing (and mostly losing) a giant game of Whac-a-Mole.

Greens are finding their position in the Democratic base under fire recently, as many politicians competing in this year’s midterm elections will be touting the benefits that the shale boom is accruing for their home districts.

An NYT journalist got a rare look at Vietnam’s coast guard operations near the disputed territories—and at the fleet of ships protecting China’s oil rig, since moved.

Two Brazilian companies are making a bid for the American-held Chiquita banana corporation. If they succeed, Brazil will come that much closer to backing and enriching the system of global capitalism.

As oligarchs burrow further into the body politic across the former Warsaw Pact nations, fighting corrupt Russian influence across the EU needs to be a focus of Western strategy.

Ukraine 2014 isn’t the Balkans 1914. The true historical parallels of Putinism aren’t to be found in the the Great War, but from World War II and the Cold War. The war in Ukraine is about the fundamentals of the post-Cold War order in Europe.

According to an Israeli security official, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have committed to financing Gaza’s reconstruction, shutting out Qatar. If true, the Sunni states may have gained ground in their standoff with Iran, but they aren’t the only ones who’d profit from this arrangement.

As pot use continues to climb in Colorado this summer, previous reports on the demographic breakdown of buyers suggests that heavy users are likely behind the spike in sales.

As India aims to beef up its military might, the U.S. is seeking a closer defense relationship with it in order to increase pressure on China.