The record-breaking storm was the second major hurricane to hit Florida in less than two weeks. Experts say climate change has worsened the wreckage of such events, straining government efforts to re…

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers July 27 to August 2.

The U.S. government responds to scores of disasters each year in coordination with foreign, state, and local partners, but more frequent and severe storms, fires, and floods are straining resources.

The Caribbean is bearing the brunt of climate change. Governments in the region are taking steps to combat it, but are they enough?

Four policy ideas to curb illegal gold mining in the Western Hemisphere.

New England tells the story of two different economic realities: one of prosperous, highly educated, international elites; the other of middle-class families struggling to cope with the cost of livin…

Puerto Rico’s latest fiscal plan appears to use a best case scenario as its base case. It consequently doesn’t provide a realistic benchmark for evaluating Puerto Rico’s long-run capacity to pay.