The domestic set-up in the US, with two dominant political parties, is not conducive to constructive engagement. It favors paralysis or overreach.

Five principles for a better and more inclusive path forward on managing global issues.

The area under cultivation is approaching the size of the smallest U.S. state.

Despite U.S. elimination efforts since the 2001 invasion, production of the drug crop is much higher.

Opium is an ever-larger source of funds and legitimacy for the once anti-drug Afghan insurgency.