In its decision to launch a war against Iran in a bid to gain exclusive control over access to Persian oil and gas resources, the United States has ignored a harsh reality: Geography trumps military ...

Across the world, major powers are once again thinking in terms of strategic neighborhoods, buffer zones and spheres of ...

Once described as the ‘Balkans of central Asia’, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have managed ethnic and territorial ...

The tropical rainforests of Central and South America are among the most biodiverse places on Earth. Costa Rica alone is home ...

Venezuela and Japan are both hit by strong quakes, but Venezuela faces higher risks due to weaker building standards.

A​ large, bloated area of low pressure called the Central American Gyre (CAG) can be an early and late-season source of ...