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Any disagreements between Washington and Islamabad must be delivered through diplomatic channels

It is increasingly difficult to speak of the world as if it were a whole. We are seeing the emergence of regional orders or — most pronounced in the Middle East — disorders

The country is likely to remain broken for years to come, with an illegitimate government that controls most but not all of the state’s territory

Pyongyang may not permit international inspections that would be required to verify whether it had complied with global demands

What happens in the continent can and will affect global stability and prosperity

Smart plans, good intentions and strong negotiating skills are essential, but they are never enough — not even close

The real question is whether the Russian president sees bolstering the Al Assad government as an end in itself or as a means to an end

No one should think that the only divide in American politics is between Republicans and Democrats. In fact, splits within the two major parties are just as deep

The flood of people into the continent is exposing new rifts among European Union members

Governments around the world would be smart to do more than just wait and watch for the new US administration to sort itself out

Syria’s five-and-a-half-year-old civil war will continue to fester in various parts of what will remain a divided country

The last thing a new US president will need is to have its closest partner distracted by a difficult divorce