Key background information on Nord Stream 2, the energy pipeline that was center stage at this week’s NATO summit.

In the fourth article of our series on South China Sea claimants, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and military dimensions of the Philippine claim.

A historic drought is bringing water pressures to the fore in Iran and adding to the authorities’ growing list of troubles.

China faces a water crisis that won’t be solved until pricing aligns with the reality of this increasingly scarce resource.

Democratic Republic of Congo poses unique challenges to local and international health authorities that they didn’t face in the 2015 West Africa Ebola outbreak.

In opening its doors to foreign investors, an independence-minded Greenland could be ushering in a new era of geopolitical competition in the Arctic.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un garnered universal praise when he announced a halt of nuclear tests. It turns out he never had a choice in the matter.

It’s time to codify access to clean and reliable energy as a basic human right.

Niger has the world’s fourth-largest uranium reserves, and not much to show for it.

Water shortages are fueling protests in Iran, drawing a forceful response from the authorities.