Since his election as president of Venezuela in 1998, leftist strongman Hugo Chávez has shattered his country’s already weak institutions to expand and sustain his grip on power and has built an anti-U.S. alliance with Cuba, Iran, Russia and China.

Is theattempt to prevent an Israeli embassy representative from speaking motivated by fear that students exposed to differing viewpoints might start thinking for themselves?

The Bush administration could leave the world a parting gift by calling on the United Nations to enforce its own charter and boot out members that preach the destruction of Israel.

One thing you can say about Saddam Hussein: He sure does not lack friends in Canada.

Why a regional conference will not solve our Iraq problem.

Ultimately, the result of multilateral processes is often war by committee and peace by committee.

At the United Nations, Israel is always cast in the role of villain, and matters are therefore certain to end unhappily.

Review of Oil, God, And Gold: The Story Of Aramco And The Saudi Kings, by Anthony Cave Brown.