Consider the dramatic geographical and potential climatic changes if the entire continent of South America suddenly vanished.

As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...

The continent is home to 77 intra-regional deals and 104 extra-regional ones and, as such, is party to 45% of the world’s ...

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North ...

Another cause is economics. Many African countries are entering a phase in their development in which people are still poor ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt. The Smithsonian Institution came of age in the era of Manif ...

The United States’ new policy of trade barriers is opening up unexpected opportunities for Latin America. The region is ...

The sun finally is setting on the world order that emerged after World War II, including the Cold War. This is not for lack ...

The oldest crust on Earth, known to be unchanging, is actually being altered in real time. The North American continent is ...

Trump's mercantilist approach to foreign policy has caused transatlantic tensions. European allies are considering how to ...

In a new book, the Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Grandin tells the history of the hemisphere from south of the border.