China has become Africa’s largest trade partner and has greatly expanded its economic ties to the continent, but its growing activities there have raised questions about its noninterference policy.  …

With its comparatively open and well-regulated immigration system, Canada remains a top destination for immigrants and refugees.

The UN Security Council is the premier global body for maintaining international peace and security, but it faces steady calls for reform to better meet twenty-first-century challenges.

Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony is paralyzed by multiple crises.