Americans are spending more and more on education, but those investments are delivering ever-more measly returns.

The “second phase” of the assault on the city has commenced, and despite hopes among some of a quick victory, there are signs that the fight could rage on for some time still.

Latin Americans should realize that Trump may not be as dangerous for the region as his campaign rhetoric suggested. The new administration, in turn, should understand that the best guideline for relations with the region is to do no harm.

Europe needs a new consensus on immigration policy.

The past 25 years of world politics have rested on a series of polite fictions, agreed conventions and hypocritical pretenses. These were are all very comforting ideas, but sadly none of them are true.

What the UN Security Council vote and the U.S. abstention mean—and what they don’t mean.

A look back at the postwar occupations provides insight on Iraq.

The Brits are back “east of Suez” in a way they have not been in two generations.

For many years, the world’s most populous Muslim nation has resisted the siren call of fanaticism. That increasingly appears to be changing.

Just because the Obama Administration’s move at the UN wasn’t a surprise doesn’t mean he’s being helpful.