Building a strategy to oppose the al Qaeda network requires detailed understanding of its different operating environments.

The United States must condition the continuation of the U.S.-Iraqi relationship as it begins its exit from Iraq on the willingness of the Iraqi leadership to guide their country in the direction of greater stability, inclusivity and effective governance.

An assessment of the military situation in Afghanistan.

Policies enacted over the last few decades have systematically eroded the ability of manufacturers to earn returns on certain drugs, especially older parenteral drugs sold as generics. We need to reform the policies governing these markets if we're going to lure investment back into these important areas.

Clear objectives and structured priorities will make America's aid dollars go farther.

Why is marijuana, of all drugs, the main target of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy?

At an October 12 conference, policymakers considered ways to more effectively deploy limited global environmental resources.

With Warren Buffett"s largesse added to his own, Bill Gates has about $60 billion to spend on health and development. How should he spend it?