The United Nations conference in Copenhagen will follow in the hypocritical footsteps of Kyoto, with countries declaring their resolution to curb GHG emissions while at the same time either refusing to pay the costs or claiming exemption from controls.

The Plundered Planet, by economist Paul Collier, offers a host of bold ideas regarding development economics and the environment, but ultimately fails to offer a convincing solution to climate change, as under current conditions, no such solution exists.

In Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's first news conference as president-elect of Iran, he vowed to continue Iran's nuclear program.

In some parts of the world, ethnically and culturally divided states, such as Yugoslavia, Russia, and Indonesia, have been fragmenting, while in Western Europe states are transferring sovereign powers to an emerging superstate, the European Union. Yet despite these opposing movements, governments throughout the world are simultaneously endorsing the...

Gradually lowering greenhouse gas emissions would be worthwhile were all states to join in the effort, but absent such strong, broad-based action, countries should explore other means of limiting harm from climate change.

For the third time in a century, the United States is seriously considering its place among the world’s nations. The current debate, in some ways, is more far-ranging than those that occurred after World Wars I and II because it encompasses not just membership in particular organizations but our general...

Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensionsonimproving the functioning of the health insurance market and making health coverage more affordable.