Nicholas Lardy outlines the future of China's economy based on private consumption and explains which of the world's economies will benefit from this shift.
Geoffrey Kemp analyzes prospects for violent interstate disputes over natural resources. He discusses the role new rising geopolitical powers, a growing global middle class, and climate change will play in raising the risk of conflicts over resources, specifically minerals, fish, oils, gas, and fresh water.
50% of the world's population is under the age of 27, the majority of whom live in urban areas.
If budget hawks are serious about cutting spending overall, it's time to take a serious look at the military budget. So says Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
Residents are urged to evacuate in Ecuador as the Tungurahua volcano spews lava and ash across the countryside.
Thousands of mourners gather as the body of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrives in the capital.
Still defiant -- Rusisan protest group Pussy Riot releases a new song 'Putin Lights Up the Fires.'
The body of the late Ethiopian prime minister and former president, Meles Zenawi, returned to Addis Ababa on Tuesday as thousands of mourners gathered on the streets to pay their respects.
A boat carrying seven Chinese activists returns to Hong Kong after it triggered a diplomatic storm by sailing to islands claimed by both China and Japan.
Military group who criticized president for taking credit in bin Laden killing responds to his recent comments
The U.S. watches nervously as tensions rise between China and Japan.
John Batchelor, The John Batchelor Show host, weighs in on the reports Israel could possibly attack Iran before the November elections.
In other news Tuesday, Syria's deputy prime minister rebuked President Obama's message that the U.S. was prepared to intervene if the regime resorted to the use of chemical weapons.