Syria's population is 74% Sunni Muslim.

There isn't any way for the people of Nicaragua to find out what's going on in Nicaragua.

Like all forms of collective security, multilateral sanctions require a unanimity rarely achieved in international politics.

Honduras was the original 'banana republic,' and its poverty remains extreme.

When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it.

First impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes.

The ransoming of captives has been practiced by Jews for many centuries and has been regarded as a greater obligation than charity for the poor.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

While Argentina, Brazil, and Chile - what in textbooks used to be called the ABC countries - seem settled into democratic politics and free market economics, the Andean countries are in disarray.

Iran exports about 2.2 million barrels a day.

At the United Nations, a lynch mob for Israel is always just a moment away.

It’s a very new, not to mention vulgar, idea that the spectator’s experience should be identical to, or even have anything to do with, the artist’s

We ain't dependent on social media to reveal our faith and joy. It shows from inside out, for real.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

I don't know... I don't think you can trust any of Kurt's characters. That's how Mr. Sutter operates: nothing is what it seems.

Do the right thing by whoever crosses your path. Those coincidental people are your people.

Fairy tales have a hidden power, and their appeal never ends. They're the best way to get messages across.

Feel good about linking hands in human chain for good causes.

Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.

I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.