Russian assistance to rebel fighters in eastern Ukraine is as brazen as ever, as fighting rages around Donetsk airport. And they’re still calling this state of affairs a ceasefire.

In recent years Arkansas has gone from all blue to nearly all red. The November senate race could deepen the state’s crimson hue.

Fears of gas supply disruptions this winter are rampant in Europe, as countries worry that the pricing dispute between Kiev and Moscow will affect gas flows across the continent.

Nigeria may have contained Ebola, but keeping Boko Haram from establishing an Islamic State will be a hard and bloody fight.

Turkey has authorized military force in Syria and Iraq, but don’t expect much action until it can align intervention with its strategic commitments.

Authors of a new study in the journal Nature argue that the well-known 2 degrees Celsius target, popular amongst climate activists and policymakers, is a poor metric by which to set climate policies.

The U.S. eased an embargo on lethal arms sales to Vietnam, citing the country’s improved human rights record. But what the U.S. is really interested in here is countering China’s territorial aggression.

American airstrikes aren’t doing much damage to ISIS—just giving our enemies cause to ally with each other.

Using sanctions to ban Russia from using the SWIFT international money transfer system would hurt Russia, but it carries real risks for the U.S. and the West as well. Though the costs of overusing the sanctions lever may be longterm, it would be foolish to overlook them.

Egypt has made the pro-government Libyan forces an offer of military training and intelligence help, according to new reports. Is another war in the offing?