How should al Qaeda terrorist suspects held in Western detention be brought to justice? In his new book, "Justice and the Enemy" (PublicAffairs, 2012), British author William Shawcross describes how the lessons of the past can direct us in confronting our enemies today.

A new study projects that U.S. healthcare spending will rise by as much as $66 billion a year by 2030 because of obesity. That’s about 2.6 percent of current health spending. While this trend is of obvious concern (and would be good to avoid), those figures pale in comparison to the total amount of U.S. health spending that can be attributed to behavior, lifestyle, and other avoidable causes.

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.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates leaves office this month as widely respected as any public figure in America today, appreciated for his willingness to return to public service at a moment of high danger in Iraq and to faithfully serve presidents of both parties.

Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) has long been on almost everyone's short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination. But now McDonnell's national security credentials have come into question, thanks to his mishandling of a bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly.

Turkey has changed from a secular nation to an Islamic republic that is more aligned to Iran than to the democracies of Europe, shifting it from an American ally to an enemy.

While it is indisputable that the "flotilla fiasco" was a public-relations disaster for Israel, the presumption in the global media has always been that Israel is the villain regardless of the facts.