In 1989-1991 the world changed, locking into place a long-term shift in the global balance of power.

The largest seizure of the synthetic drug on record could be a watershed event in Mexico's drug war.

Those seeking regime change in Syria are trying to rid the country of Iranian influence without opening it up to transnational jihadism.

The Calderon administration reportedly plans to capture the leader of the Sinaloa cartel to gain a boost before the July presidential election, but it won’t be easy.

The United States can remain in Afghanistan indefinitely but it cannot defeat the Taliban, and it has many important issues to attend to elsewhere.

Mali has borne the brunt of the collapse of the Gadhafi regime as thousands of Tuareg fighters have left Libya for home.

Increasingly, the European debt crisis is ceasing to be a Greek or Italian crisis. It is a crisis in the future role Germany will play in Europe.

Before the Nigerian militant group can become a serious threat, it will have to develop key skills and demonstrate the intent to use them.

Rumors have emerged that the United States has offered Iran the possibility of negotiations. Given the knot that is being tied in the region, the rumors come as no surprise.

If the transnational terrorist group were to carry out an attack in the Thai capital, it would have to be for a very good reason.