Conjuring fear of Nazism and anti-Semitism, Jews recoil from the thought that Judaism might be a race, but medical geneticist Harry Ostrer insists the 'biological basis of Jewishness' cannot be ignored.    In his new book, “Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People,” Harry Ostrer, a medical geneticist...

Hugo Chávez had Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, a leading opposition figure in Venezuela, hauled to jail Monday night for making statements acknowledging that Venezuela is a haven for drug trafficking and that it supports Basque and Colombian terrorists.

The attacks and the quick and public decision to blame ETA drive home a point often lost in the post-9/11 world: Some of Europe"s own home-grown extremist groups – whether nationalist, socialist or fascist – have not relinquished their demands just because the world"s definition of terrorism has changed.

A new study examines the efforts by British and Spanish governments at reconciling their own insurgencies to the existing political order.

An imposed settlement of the Kosovo question and the partitioning of Serbia's sovereign territory without its consent is not in the interest of the United States.

Nevada’s Paul Laxalt: A MemoirBy Sen. Paul LaxaltJack Bacon & Co., $27.50, 393 pages, illus.

Describing Barry Goldwater, his political ally and mentor, Sen. Paul Laxalt writes that Goldwater "was western, he was gutsy and he was conservative. That was good enough for me." In fact, exactly the...

Bolton reviews Paul Laxalt's Nevada"s Paul Laxalt: A Memoir.

President Obama has announced his intention to conduct a review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan from first principles before deciding whether or not to accept General Stanley McChrystal's proposed strategy and request for more forces.