Commentary and Analysis

Experts James Dobbins and Douglas Lute discuss whether and how an endgame might take shape in America's longest war.

Although Congress has given greater resources to agencies that fight wildfires, we must go further: preventing or mitigating natural disasters must get the same resources and attention as our national security.

Recent data shows that voters disapprove of the way Trump is handling foreign policy, 58 percent to 38 percent.

With Wisconsin's labor force projected to shrink as the population ages, immigrants will be a vital part of the state's future economic stability.

About 70 percent of the water humans use globally is consumed by agriculture, and a full third of the greenhouse gas emissions we produce come from food production. 

As the historical gathering point of people from different origins, cities are a key nexus of immigration policy implementation and innovative experimentation.

New statements by a North Korean diplomat may indicate that the upcoming Singapore summit is in peril of failing.

Recent polling on South Korea's Moon Jae-in may be less encouraging than it seems.

This week China formally inaugurated its new Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) to replace the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Lead doesn’t belong in water but it's showing up in Chicago’s water supply. A recent analysis found that hundreds of Chicagoans have been exposed to lead in their tap water.