Now, the nation's poverty rate has fallen around 3% in the last 7 years, while more than 5 million internal refugees have returned to their homes

Iran’s deadly crackdown on protesters and US warnings of intervention are being closely watched by neighbouring countries in the Middle East. Here is how the crisis is regarded […]

Experts say the 'easy' Caracas operation is reminiscent of George H.W. Bush's 1989 invasion of Panama, which in part served to bury the ghosts of Vietnam

“I remember what it was like when the Bush administration presided over a disaster in Iraq” Moulton said. “That's why I'm skeptical of what's going on in Venezuela today.”

Experts point to a number of postwar models, from Bosnia to Vietnam to South Korea, for Iraq to follow once U.S. forces leave. Even as they disagree on how long American forces will remain in Iraq, U.S. officials and foreign policy experts suggest a number ...