Nature has a way of delivering some of its most devastating blows to those who already suffer disproportionately, as happened during Haiti’s tragic earthquake. It will take weeks, maybe months, to account for those who are lost and evaluate the full extent of the damage.
Fortunately, through the efforts of many, the most needed items — [...]

Peter W. Galbraith, the author of The End of Iraq and Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America’s Enemies, formerly served as a U.S. ambassador to Croatia. He discussed global challenges for the United States with foreign-affairs columnist John C. Bersia.

Two decades ago, when NASA scientist James Hansen presciently announced his virtual certainty that people were heating up the planet, critics understandably emerged in force. After all, we knew relatively little about climate change in those days. But now, with information in abundance, there is no excuse for the naysayers’ stubborn opposition.

When Kosovo recently asserted its independence from Serbia, I listened with great interest and anticipated intense political fireworks. The grousing, public protests in various countries, charges of “fake state” and outrageous burning of the U.S. embassy in Belgrade provide ample evidence of the critics’ ire.
But their discontent and motivations are misguided. An independent, sovereign Kosovo [...]

Hardly a breath passes in today’s busy world without the mention of India. It is as if that emerging power’s presence reaches in all directions, demanding a voice in every significant global conversation. Indeed, some have argued that the “Age of India” is upon us.
At the very least, the 21st century will witness New Delhi’s [...]

Top scientists, in their most authoritative report yet, have sounded the alarm about certain unstoppable ramifications of climate gone wild, such as rising seas with potentially catastrophic consequences.
That stern warning from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change coincides with the final weeks of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, when those who live in [...]