If so, it could be a repeat of the Syria strategy: do just enough to achieve an acceptable outcome.

U.S. coal imports and exports both fell in 2016. Companies are struggling to find buyers.

Natural processes are responsible for 30-50 percent of recent Arctic ice loss, the study says.

A nice racket—while it lasts.

A Financial Times analysis offers insights into just how unreliable Beijing’s official economic data remains.

How long before voters demand a change?

During the Arab Spring, it looked like social media would create democracies abroad. Today, it looks like social media is undermining democracy here at home.

Japan is deploying a warship to the South China Sea while the Philippines pushes back against Chinese encroachments in the east.

Modi’s party has been vindicated with landslide victories in crucial state elections, but the future poses new governance challenges.

Big U.S. companies like GM and Verizon are paying insurance companies large sums to take over their pension plans in an effort to offload risk.