The European government’s stopgap response to the Greek debt crisis could be made more effective by including a greater role for the European Central Bank.

China’s involvement in bailing out the EU may inadvertently spark competition between states for investments and ultimately divide EU policy.

The U.S.’s adoption of a support role in Libya is appropriate. Its role as supporter rather than leader will help prevent the perception of this intervention as another American crusade.

Though his retirement has caused some upset among Tibetans, a closer examination of the circumstances will reveal that the Dalai Lama’s choice is in fact a bold political move, and that it will serve to advance the Tibetan fight for autonomy.

More than two years after President Obama signed an executive order to close the prison facility, Guantánamo Bay is still operational, with the Obama Administration making the correct decision and reversing its once forceful decision to terminate military tribunals.

Every year, thousands of indignant Japanese youth stage peaceful protests in Tokyo to demand that Russia forfeit the Japanese-claimed islands. This year, tension escalated further when Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, together with Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, attended the protests to witness the burning of a Russian flag.