On November 3, Beijing will welcome more than forty-eight African heads of state to what it bills as "the highest-level, largest-scale meeting between China and African leaders since the founding of the People's Republic of China." This meeting is the latest in China's charm offensive in Africa, which has included...

In order to defend U.S. interests and advance U.S. values, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should be direct with Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa about his authoritarian style, abuse of the courts, and tolerance of drug trafficking and other corruption.

Two new books show that free markets are not leading to freedom in China.

The $1.6 trillion tax cut is shaping up as a test of leadership that will show whether the new president can translate personal popularity into political clout.

Over the span of a week in Europe in February, President Bush will try to convince skeptical allied leaders that he means to work with them - up to a point.

Instead of debating how much longer to continue failed diplomacy, we should be considering what cooperation the United States will extend to Israel before, during, and after a strike on Iran.

The significance of this sudden discovery of a soft spot for Mr Putin lies in the Bush administration's plan for a missile defence system and the burial of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Today, President Clinton meets Al Gore in Michigan for a symbolic passing of the torch, and Gore will then fly to L.A. The next three days belong to him.