Commentary and Analysis

Economic instability has increased the price of gold as Brazilian President Lula da Silva attempts to crack down on illegal mining threating the Amazon.

Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.

“Undoing Erdogan’s rule is nothing short of a Herculean task. But it is not impossible,” writes Sibel Oktay. “Springtime might just be upon Turkey.”

Bobby Ghosh, Nahal Toosi, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"The US military footprint in the Greater Middle East is undermining US strategic priorities elsewhere in the world," Paul Poast argues.

"The longer the conflict goes on, the more likely neighbors start choosing sides, raising the risk of sustained fighting in the long term," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Some of the most important innovations in the news media may be happening in Africa. What can we learn?

Joining "Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons," Samuel Kling discusses the walkability of Chicago's neighborhoods and how policymakers can make it easier to get around.

Young people are the future of agriculture—so why aren't they getting involved?

With 20 percent of the world's fresh surface water at its doorstep, Chicago and the Midwest should use water security as a competitive advantage.