Vincente Fox's provocative words may ensure that Mexico's 2012 presidential campaign will include a healthy debate on whether its citizens are committed to building a modern, law-abiding society or prefer to tolerate drug corruption that stunts its economic and political growth.

The U.S.-Japan alliance is undergoing one of its tensest moments in recent years. If the alliance is to maintain its role as the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, Washington and Tokyo will have to prove they can work together.

After a half-century of commitment to Japan’s territorial defense, the U.S.-Japanese security alliance has begun to evolve. The Japan Self-Defense Forces deployed to Iraq and continue to make vital contributions to operations in the global war on terror. Increasingly, American security planning in Asia centers on bilateral cooperation with Japan....

This volume explores when and how technology-based school redesign leads to improved teaching and learning, when it does not, and what this means in terms of dramatically improving the American high school.

The role of cosmic radiation in cloud formation could be very significant, but the climate establishment has ignored it as a factor in climate change-until now.

Fears of criminal activity have prompted many governments to restrict competition from offshore financial centers, but over-regulating OFC activity presents a serious risk of destabilizing the global financial system.

In the last year, the United States and Japan have made great progress in transforming our alliance to address the challenges of a new century. However, there remain significant barriers to deeper security ties and strengthened interoperability. To further the discussion of the promises and challenges of a transformed...