The United States must assist Mexican officials in purging government corruption, reforming the legal system, and providing the training and intelligence resources required to combat violent drug cartels.

Constructive, positive dialogue between the interim government and the rebels is the key to the successful establishment of a new government in Libya.

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.

Myanmar’s government is superficially liberalizing to court the favor of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Now it needs to stop dragging its feet and make these strides in earnest.

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.

Two months after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, thousands of protesters once again packed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square. This time, the protesters were expressing frustration over the glacial pace of promised reforms in the wake of the revolution.

In the three short months of the “Arab Spring,” waves of young, inexperienced, and unorganized protesters have accomplished what older opposition leaders and ideologues could not in three decades. In Tunisia and Egypt, protestors held out for more than two weeks, braving arrest, oppression, and bullets to see deposed the tyrannical authors of their brutal [...]

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.

The complicated state of affairs in Syria could make democratic change difficult. The ruthless regime of Bashar al-Assad and religious diversity within Syria make internal stability a particularly acute challenge.