There are many reasons to fear that the US economy could stall again early next year and to be deeply concerned about the renewed deflation in Japan and the growing tensions within the eurozone, and what these factors might mean for a meaningful global economic recovery.

As China grows less predictable and the United States less willing to shoulder its responsibilities, familiar patterns of bilateral relations must change.

The question before the world now is: Can Iran be coerced by any means short of force? There's only one way to find out--and it is not by talking.

The time is right to consider seeking private capital to help shoulder the substantial investment needed to achieve true high-speed rail along the Northeast corridor.

Elections in Taiwan are increasingly about which candidate can successfully engage China while protecting Taiwan's status.

President Obama's politically motivated deadlines for troop drawdown have already undermined the effectiveness of the surge.

The world usually turns out to work differently from what American presidents expected when they were campaigning.

The top income earners now shoulder far more of the federal tax burden than they did in the early 1980s.