Many hoped the threat of nuclear war would disappear when the Soviet Union collapsed more than a decade ago. But that hope proved to be in vain. Now we have more nuclear-armed armies than there were in the '50s and...

There are three items that don't come back—a spent arrow, a spoken word and a lost opportunity.

Counterculture parents of the '80s, feminists, the entertainment industry and thinking people who wanted to change a culture that mistreats women unwittingly worked together to start a revolution. The result is a raging social trend that threatens our teens.

Should other nations intervene in Iraq or between the Palestinians and Israelis? Increasing mind-numbing conflicts around the world raise the level of debate over this difficult question.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon considers Iran to be as dangerous as Iraq and a "center of world terror." Why should this be so?

The murder of three American Baptist missionaries by an Islamic extremist in Yemen Dec. 30 highlights the growing threat to Americans living in other parts of the world and the increasing worldwide clash between the followers of Islam and those...

A few weeks ago an organization with ties to a strange religious cult known as the Raelians said that they had succeeded in producing a cloned human baby.

Economics equals politics.

Expect to see considerable changes ahead in the European Union (EU).

While watching events in Europe should be a constant concern, shouldn't we keep a close eye on the People's Republic of China?

"The break-up of Austria's [government] coalition ... was caused by a ruthless purge of moderates from the ranks of Jörg Haider's right-wing Freedom Party and their replacement with hardline ideologues, The Sunday Telegraph has learned."

Bilateral relations between nations don't always mix well with national politics. Germany is a recent case in point.

The Aug. 24 edition of The Economist, based in Britain but published elsewhere as well, took a look at the remarkable demographic differences between the United States and Europe.

We see a steady growth in tension between various European nations and the United States. According to a Financial Times feature article, the "common enemy" revealed by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, has "divided rather than unified the West."

Eighteenth-century British economist Adam Smith (1723-90) first wrote of the connection between freedom and national economic success. In his monumental work An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, Smith showed that national...

One year after Sept. 11, in the debate on terrorism, America is often seen as the villain, no longer as the victim. Why do so many people around the world hate America?

This is the story of so many young men who have put on the uniforms of their respective countries.

How dangerous are the bombs?

The United States and the European Union are increasingly in conflict with each other's policies.

While the United States is focused on its war on terror and conflict with Iraq, new threats continue to emerge of which Americans are largely oblivious.