Crackdowns on violent cartels in Mexico and Colombia have pushed the powerful narcotrafficking gangsters into Central America. Join us as we discuss the threat and ideas for international collaboration to provide the necessary material, political, and law enforcement support for the region.

Country-wide, peaceful, anti-government protests have been met with the repressive use of force by Yemeni security forces. Tensions are running high in the capital, where loyalist and defected troops have already fought and violent crackdowns continue.

Will Xi reassure the White House that he is a leader it can work with both now and in the future? Can he simultaneously reassure his Chinese compatriots that he will not kowtow to the United States? How important is Xi's visit in the bigger picture of U.S.-China relations? On Thursday, February 16, a panel will assess Xi's time in Washington.

If the US wants Egypt to be free from dictators and terrorism they should let Egypt introduce checks and balances into their constitution to eliminate a one-party system.

Is it too audacious to hope that Obama's assertion that "evil does exist in the world" and his emphasis on human rights signal a U-turn in a foreign policy?

The older Iranian generation, which led the revolution of 1979, along with the sons and daughters of the revolution, chose the commemoration of Hussein Ibn Ali's revolt against injustice to protest the unjust regime in Tehran.

A blogger was arrested in his home based on his posts on the Internet. Just how bad is repression of speech in Egypt?

Too often, U.S. negotiators have become unwitting advocates for their adversaries.