A top green explains why his anti-GMO position was wrong. More of this, please.

There were no huge surprises in the announced bilateral defense guidelines, which is not to say that they aren’t significant. But they still need to be ratified by the Japanese parliament—and accepted by a reluctant Japanese public.

Cheap oil is hurting the Gulf’s petrostates. Can the Saudis win their game of chicken against U.S. shale?

The Nepalese earthquake is not only a humanitarian disaster, but also a strategic opportunity for Nepal’s neighbors to vie for influence in a hotly contested region.

The Sunni rebels look stronger as the truce falters.

Some EU leaders are talking openly about contingency plans for a Greek default. Meanwhile, ordinary Greeks give their government a clear demand: stay in the Eurozone.

Rebels strike a pair of substantive blows against the Assad regime.

As the fight heats up in eastern Ukraine, the EU is putting pressure on Kyiv to live up to its Minsk commitments. Instead, Brussels ought to be thinking of ways to help Ukraine’s reform along.

He could be, and his exit will make a mess, the scope of which will be the direct result of U.S. policy the past few years. Nevertheless, his fall could prove to be the start of a critical process of rebalancing in the region.

As the Liberal Democrats head to what looks like a bruising defeat in next month’s elections, Nick Clegg may not even get to hold on to his seat in Parliament, despite what historians may end up seeing as a laudable stint in government.