Opinion

Ukraine is proving itself a nation prone to popular revolt and immune to revolution. For evidence, see Tuesday's political drama, when a government and...

I recently had an e-mail exchange with a reader who was sharply critical of a mainstream presidential candidate. I asked her about her political...

When identifying threats to Himalayan ecosystems, China stands out. For years, the People’s Republic has been engaged in frenzied damming of rivers and...

It was the mystery of the 2016 presidential campaign: Why wasn't Jeb Bush, who seemed a shoo-in for the Republican nomination and has the resources to...

Just as President Barack Obama is planning to send Congress his plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison this year, leaders of the military say it will not...

The government of Pakistan claims that Operation Zarb-e-Azb is almost complete. It has been reported that almost all parts of Shawal Valley, which was the...

China’s management of its exchange-rate peg continues to rattle global financial markets. Ongoing uncertainty about renminbi devaluation is fueling fears...

Jeb Bush has had a brother problem from the start of his campaign. Asked about the 43rd president, George W. Bush, Jeb has always hemmed and hawed. He said,...

Three asset classes -- energy, high- yield corporate bonds and emerging-market currencies -- became unhinged last year amid abnormal asset price volatility....