Once viewed positively by sizable majorities in almost every country across the region, Iran has experienced a precipitous decline in its favorable ratings. The change, it appears from my findings, is largely due to concerns with Iran's policies in Iraq, Syria, and the Arab Gulf region.

Inocente Montano's quiet life in America stood in shocking contrast to what his accusers say is his secret past: he is the first of 19 former military officials who may be held to account for allegedly planning the murders of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador on November 16, 1989.

How exactly do you convince a population that's energized by having at long last deposed a dictator to hold off on elections until the conditions are right? Who decides what those conditions are and when they are present in sufficient strength?

In the strongest terms, we urge the United States government to cease its opposition to your return.

My career-long investigation into the best practices of crisis diplomacy has consistently led me to a singular and understated fact -- perception forms reality.

Successful democracy is attainable when equality is high or assets are mobile. Egypt has neither.

Obama has invested enormous political capital to advance Middle East peace, yet has little to show for it. Significant changes are needed if there is to remain any hope for reaching a breakthrough in the coming year.

I would like to remind our American friends that the burden of leadership extends to decisions about peace. I have four words for President Obama and the American people: Please, don't forget Bosnia.

Nobody's manning the calculator at NATO. War never delivers clean numbers, but no matter how you look at these, something doesn't add up.

As the United States withdraws its combat forces from Iraq, the government is hiring more private guards to protect U.S. installations at a cost that ...

PHUKET, Thailand - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says "irreversible denuclearization" is the only viable option for North Korea. Att...

Kenya must tackle the roots of its election chaos. These include poverty, tribalism, and the failure of the country to live up to the vision of its first president, Jomo Kenyatta.

Although the president's goals for the region are commendable, he must carefully examine the larger strategy or Afghanistan might devolve into a hauntingly familiar quagmire.