Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony is paralyzed by multiple crises.

With its comparatively open and well-regulated immigration system, Canada remains a top destination for immigrants and refugees.

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

Brazil has long sought a greater role on the world stage, but political upheaval and other enduring challenges have complicated its efforts.

Modern vice presidents can trace much of their political influence to the broad reforms that Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale made to the second-highest elected office in the late 1970s.