The latest spate of violent incidents in Afghanistan is set to increase pressure in America and Europe for a quicker end to the mission in the country.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is an entrenched and organized group that continues to threaten Western interests, and all members of the Western alliance have a responsibility for defeating the group.

Today, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) health expert and practicing physician Scott Gottlieb, MD explained in testimony before the House Ways & Means Committee and in an article on American.com, AEI's online journal, the harmful impact that the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) will have on Medicare beneficiaries and health care providers.

Chinese strategists are thinking how to win a nuclear war. What is the U.S. doing?

The inexorable rise of health care costs has created not only a crisis waiting to happen, but also an urgent need for innovation.

Despite some positive labor market reforms,Sweden's bloated welfare system and crushing tax burden remain entrenched.

Is greenfield schooling the breakthrough needed to reform our education system?

Obama's supporters might suggest that the jobs picture would have been far worse without the president's big-government, high-regulation policies. But past presidents were far less ambitious in hard times, and saw far better results.