The US trade agenda, of late, has featured plot twists worthy of a summer blockbuster. Just as it looked as if the three pending FTAs would pass, the administration unveiled a new prerequisite process.

How does Japan begin to rebuild? What are the long-term strategic implications of the disaster for the US-Japan alliance? At this AEI event, an expert panel will address these and other questions.

If people seriously believe that the tea parties and Palin's "lock and load" rhetoric are to blame, then what shall we do about it?

Many analysts see the shadow of Iran's Islamic revolution in the Egyptian chaos. One parallel is certain: Should Mubarak flee, it will be the end of the beginning rather than the beginning of the end.

It is outrageous how quickly so many jumped at the opportunity to politicize this tragic shooting, blaming the tea party and conservative political rhetoric without a shred of evidence to back those claims.

In considering the timing of the Federal Reserve's exit strategy, Chairman Ben Bernanke should not underestimate the potential fallout of a Greek failure on the U.S. and global economies.

Greece's present economic travails are now raising serious questions about the longer-run viability of the eurozone in its present form.