Latin American leaders have been pressuring Washington to rethink the drug war policies that have cost untold lives and money in a losing battle.

Organized crime syndicates are making a killing smuggling tobacco products, and the operations often fly under the radar of customs and law enforcement.

In the last few years Qatar has expanded its role in world affairs through multilateral organizations, international institutions and foreign investment.

Without Iranian and Russian compliance, the international community lacks the geopolitical strength to impose an arms embargo on Assad's regime.

Bahrain's Shi'ite majority is fighting an uphill battle against the Sunni ruling family. With a little help from the Sunni citizenry, they could accomplish more.

The U.S. embargo against Cuba is a relic of the Cold War, senselessly cutting both countries off from what could be fruitful interaction.

Consumers and politicians are frustrated over gas prices, which show no sign of dropping even when demand is low and supply is high.

Egypt's military council, the SCAF, enjoys a position of immense power and economic control, which they will not cede willingly to the people.

While the United States wrestles with the issue of Iran's nuclear program, a power struggle is playing out in Iran between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei.

Tensions have been building for months between the United States and Iran over Iran's nuclear program, raising the threat of a war that neither can afford.

Without the oil that European countries have been importing from Iran, the already fragile European Union stands to take another heavy economic blow.

Thousands have demonstrated in recent months against the policies and corruption of Vladimir Putin's regime, a resistance unheard of just a few years ago.