The French president said the world is still far from putting the Paris climate deal into action.

New research suggests that corn-based ethanol is worse for the climate than good old-fashioned gasoline.

Though Brazil has a presidential system, this was as much a vote of no confidence as a conviction for any crimes.

Putin continues to pursue a poor man’s foreign policy. We should ask ourselves why it’s working so well.

Add the phrase to the pantheon of alliterative social justice slogans that sound appealing but collapse under scrutiny.

If people define a nation as real, it is real in its consequences.

The U.S. and other governments are wise to hold their noses about the Sisi government’s human rights record and provide aid, either directly or through organizations like the IMF. But these are all stopgap measures, not a solution.

The way Moscow’s mayor has handled the demolition of dozens of kiosks in the city’s center tells us a lot about how personalized politics and corruption in Putin’s Russia works.

Bad omens in southern Europe.

Democrats take the lead on efforts to create a post-blue retirement model.