Will we recover, unbridle ourselves of debt, innovate, pay for our national security? Or, is China fated to become number one, leaving us to live in a Chinese world?

The possibility of a grand bargain that would produce major trade liberalization in manufacturing, services and agriculture has steadily diminished and has now disappeared.

Baby Seven Billion will have a greater chance to live to adulthood and receive an education—and a lower chance of suffering extreme material poverty—than a child at any previous juncture in history. This prospect, in and of itself, should be a cause for celebration.

In many of today's important "emerging markets," demographic pressures may constrain economic growth more significantly than people may think.

In a bipartisan discussion, deputy administrator of USAID and former ambassador Donald Steinberg will address the challenges the United States faces in its global peace-building operations.

What would happen if the United States cut foreign aid in half?