If Baton Rouge intends to keep its "rock star" moniker, it needs schools that are producing talent and are attractive to corporate honchos. The Baton Rouge business community can play a key role in helping to ensure that EBR is doing just that. Here are a few lessons drawn from a hard look at locales where business is helping to lead the way on K-12 schooling.

On May 13, Uzbek troops opened fire on protesters in the Ferghana Valley city of Andijon, killing several hundred civilians. The crackdown marks the latest escalation in the repressive rule of President Islam Karimov, who—despite longstanding criticisms of his human rights record—has positioned himself as a U.S. ally in the...

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On May 13, Uzbek troops opened fire on protesters in the Ferghana Valley city of Andijon, killing several hundred civilians. The crackdown marks the latest escalation in the repressive rule of President Islam Karimov, who—despite longstanding criticisms of...

The first oil from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is due to arrive in Ceyhan, Turkey, at the end of October, just days ahead of Azerbaijan’s November 6 parliamentary elections. This nexus of events has raised many questions about the potential for political reform in Azerbaijan; the BTC could shift...

As fighting continues unabated in Iraq, Afghanistan has emerged as a surprise success story in the global war on terror. Contrary to widespread predictions, democratic elections have twice been held peacefully, while the Karzai government has expanded its control beyond Kabul and curbed the influence of warlords. At the same...

The combination of a rich culture of death with the looming threat of catastrophe is an intoxicating mélange for the spirit, and it explains why so many great writers have been drawn to New Orleans.

There are two important problems with the current American strategy in Afghanistan--too much faith in NATO and too little investment in indigenous Afghan institutions.

Ties between a corrupt labor union and a corrupt presidential administration suggest a conspiracy for mutual enrichment at the expense of workers.