Worse, it was just the latest of a decade-long decline of peace and upsurge of war. As author of a book on world peace and how we can achieve it (that's literally the title), here's my assessment.

United Nations peacekeepers and their iconic blue helmets are one of the most powerful examples of the world’s commitment to peace. Across eight decades, they have helped dozens of countries caught in ...

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, prays as he stands on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in ...

That President Trump thinks of himself as the world’s dominant figure is hardly a secret. Last April, he told two interviewers that, in his first term, “I had two things to do — run the country and ...

As South Sudan grapples with a deteriorating political and security situation that risks plunging the country back into war, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) marked the International ...

Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere to begin 2026 by rejecting violence and committing to reconciliation. Speaking during his ...