Turkish military and political officials are concerned both that Iraqi federalism could set a precedent for similar demandsand dangers among Turkey"s Kurdish population.

If the North American fertility divergence continues, it may become an example of how countries can converge at the macroeconomic level while diverging at the micro level.

One approach for Mitt Romney would be what opponents might call a double-vanilla ticket, with another white male as vice presidential nominee. Four possibilities come to mind.

Northern Ireland has learned to strike a difficult balance between homeland security and the ability to continue with a normal life, something the United States has had to focus on after September 11.

Let’s do a little interpolation. It is widely said that Mitt Romney is stuck at 25% of the vote. That’s reflected in the national polls, which have shown him with an average of 24% since Thanksgiving (throughout I’ll be looking at only post-Thanksgiving polls). But that doesn’t mean he runs the same in every state or region.

The post-Cold War period has rearranged the furniture of world politics in strange and interesting ways, but perhaps nothing is quite so bizarre as the current alliance between Castro's Cuba and Canada.

Weather change and its consequences are inevitable.  Governments and rating agencies around the world have tools  to “motivate” short-term-focused insurers to broaden their risk perspectives, with their executives facing personal liabilities if their coverage reserves fall short. Without more aggressive moves, the rest of the world could end up like Grenada and Jamaica, circa 2004.