An unlikely encounter with Sacha Baron Cohen, years before his Borat fame.

Roman Vasilenko, the press secretary at the embassy of Kazakhstan, must rue the day he first heard about the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, better known as the Kazakh character Borat.

Reaffirming the principle that nascent life not be destroyed for the sake of research,Bush chose to permit federal funds to be used for research only on already existing embryonic stem cell lines.

In the world of science policy, it is not a matter of truth on one side and distortion on the other. Each side exploits ambiguities and uncertainties to suit its needs.

While seeking to make college more affordable and accessible, the Obama administration has launched a worrisome but largely unnoticed assault upon the nation's publishers and the vibrant market in online learning.

Underestimated at home and in Washington, Hugo Chávez laid the foundations of a strategic relationship with Beijing soon after his election over a decade ago, intending to find an alternative market for Venezuelan oil so he could gradually end dependence on sales to the United States.

This volume demonstrates how government at every level can engage the private sector to overcome seemingly insurmountable problems and achieve public goals more effectively.