A civil uprising against the long-time rule of the Assads has deteriorated into protracted civil war. Here’s a look at the elements that have deepened Syria’s tragedy.

Health and infectious diseases have shaped the history of urbanization, but it is cities that will define the future of global health.

Democracy has played little role in the recent history of global health, but new research published in the Lancet shows democracy is becoming more important as the health needs of low- and middle-inc…

Japan's constitutional debate is about not simply the document's past but also the nation's ability to respond to twenty-first-century challenges.