Last week, imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo received the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. He is a worthy winner. But another nominee for this year's prize is also deserving of recognition: the Internet.

Cynics will no doubt see the nomination of the Internet for a Nobel Peace...

The great Western retreat from Afghanistan has begun. Although the results of Tuesday's Kabul conference will be presented a roadmap for the country's future, it is probably not a future which many countries expect to play a major role in. Our men and women in uniform are coming...

This week, the international community offered two contrasting solutions to Iran's nuclear defiance. On Monday, Iran, Brazil and Turkey unveiled an agreement to engage in a nuclear fuel swap, whereby Iran would hand over a stockpile of low enriched uranium to Turkey, in exchange for processed nuclear fuel. The next...

The United Nations Climate Change Conference may technically succeed by the end of this week. On Friday - or more likely, after a theatrical all-night session lasting well into Saturday - officials representing the 192 countries gathered in Copenhagen will probably put their pens to paper, inking a new agreement...

Despite the recent protests, in the face of state-perpetrated violence, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will stay in power. Hearing this, many will lapse into despair over the prospects for achieving real social and political change in the country, or a shift in its foreign policy.

But the fact is, even with an...