Without Russian support, or at least acquiescence, it is difficult to see how more robust policies of aiding Syrian rebels; or of direct military intervention can succeed

Today's map comes from the Norwegian Refugee Council, which reports a record number of IDPs in 2012.

Policymakers agree that there's a connection between climate change and conflict.  So why aren't we doing anything about it?

I desperately want the mission to succeed. I just don't see the pieces lining up in that direction. At least not yet.

Chuck Hagel confirmed what was suspected by Israeli, British and French intelligence: Chemical weapons were used in Syria. The vexing policy dilemma this fact-on-the-ground creates.

The past two decades, immunization efforts have averted an estimated 20 million deaths globally. Yet, for all the progress that has been made--thanks largely to a sustained investment from the United States, the United Nations, other governments, and private partnerships--a great need remains.

It seems that Bahrain is well on its way of becoming the Zimbabwe of the Gulf: increasingly brutal to dissenters at home, and increasingly unconcerned about its image abroad.

The Earth Day Network is asking people to contribute photos--The Faces of Climate Change -- that depicts climate change, or people rising up to fight the trend.

The struggle to contain TB in India, before it mutates to the harder to treat resistant kind

Why the Chechnya conflict may animate animus.  A quick primer on the troubles in the South Caucuses.