As Jacob Zuma prepares to become president of South Africa, the world is watching to see if he can steer the country clear of the kind of tumult that has been the hallmark of his own life.

In one weekend, President Obama completely transformed American relations with Caribbean and Latin America. Strategy: Play nice with others.

The U.S. isn't post-racial—but neither is anyone else! Why Obama should have taken that message to Geneva.

Failure to prosecute could leave the impression that the law can play favorites and that the options differ depending on your station in life.

Barack Obama has gone to great lengths to distance himself from the Bush administration. So why is he taking a page from the Bush playbook and threatening to boycott the United Nations Conference on Racism?

Why Barack Obama hasn’t heard the end of Cuba—and why he should.

In Europe, Barack Obama was the one asking for help. At this weekend’s Summit of the Americans, the president will be the one asked to deliver.

The new book Dead Aid takes dead aim on Western aid to Africa and argues—convincingly—that white benevolence has done more harm than good to Africa’s struggling economies.

We can pretty much guess what will happen in South Africa's election. What we don’t know is how this young democracy will handle its growing pains.

One hundred years ago today, a black man was the first to reach the North Pole, but it took a while for Matthew Henson to get the credit for that feat.