Russia's population will find its access to food diminished by deep depreciation of the ruble, unemployment, and inflation.

The average American would believe that the nation's need for substantial nuclear fuel, oil, natural gas, and coal will soon be a distant memory, based on the Obama administration's strident emphasis on developing "alternative" energy sources. The reality, however, is quite different.

Ethanol was the wrong tool, so it is no surprise that it achieved the wrong result.

When he was director of central intelligence, Leon Panetta earned a reputation as an energetic advocate for his agency. When he replaced Robert Gates at the Pentagon, it was reasonable to hope that Panetta would continue to play the role of a senior statesman.

Over the past few months, congressional and Central Intelligence Agency inquiries have unveiled the magnitude of the United Nations Oil-for-Food scandal. The Congressional Subcommittee on Investigations estimates that Saddam Hussein's government illicitly siphoned $21.3 billion from the program, roughly twice as much as originally estimated. Hussein used the funds to...

The UN's administration of the Oil for Food program brings into question the efficacy and integrity of the institution as a whole, as well as its ability to function credibly in Iraq.

February and March were bad months for the Western presence in Afghanistan. First the accidental burning of the Quran and then a lone soldier’s massacre of Afghan civilians undercut U.S. efforts to win Afghan hearts and minds.

Meant as a humanitarian program to support the war-weary people of Iraq, The UN Oil-for-Food program came to symbolize not only Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's antipathy to his own people, but also UN administrators' venality and corruption.