Nuclear weapons issues continue to figure prominently on the bilateral agenda between the United States and Russia. Although the U.S.-Russia relationship is no longer characterized by the hostility of the Cold War years, mutual nuclear deterrence continues to underpin the relationship between the two countries. Is mutual deterrence a permanent fixture of the relationship between…

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

Welcome to the fifth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

Lahood presided over "the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized."

The New York subway, The Los Angeles Metro, and more ranked by someone who travels a lot but never drives.

What a difference a decade makes.

Yuusuke Karasawa designs a house in Tokyo with 5 levels, a dozen stairs and almost no walls inside or out.

The wave glider created by Iquid Robotics has passed quite a test for robustness. It coasted through the superstorm and provided real time weather data nonstop.

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.

Other cities might consider it to reduce congestion too.

It seems that most transit decisions in North America are made with the goal of making life easier for people in cars.

I could use this right now.

We have been showing these for years, but the artist/inventor beats us to the punch again

The historical character of this old Saigon building was preserved with a fresh and respectful makeover.

Cities and towns with good public-transit options offer more convenience for residents and are, of course, more environmentally friendly places to live. Now it

Hold on to your pants as we show you how to solve the last mile problem.

In this eye-popping example of adaptive reuse, a crumbling church is remade into a public skatepark, complete with incredible murals.

It's a multifunctional space that hides everything behind its pared-down walls.

Whether it's deciding where to buy clothes or taking good care of garments at home, there are many things that consumers can do to make a difference in the fashion world.

A new report called 'Follow the Thread' assesses the willingness of 72 companies to publish important supply chain information.

A community group plans massive tree planting effort to reforest one of Europe's least wooded areas.

The Transition Movement - a community-centered response to peak oil and climate change - has been described as "the biggest urban brainwave of the century." Join us to chat with its founder.

The HELIOtube is a radical departure from conventional CSP technology, as it is based around tubes of inflatable plastic film.

The technology makes for better energy generation and a better window.

We've heard of transformer apartments, but what about a transformer garden. These movable green walls create flexible outdoor spaces.

"If knowledge has become a secular religion, public libraries are its parishes, mosques and synagogues."

Looking to tiny houses for design inspiration, these new student housing units have been constructed in a former Rotterdam office.

A small, rundown garage and artist's studio becomes a new home to a family of three.

Switching to a standing desk doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing endeavor.

Made with a tight budget and schedule, this structure was up and running within a matter of weeks.

This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.

Nicolas Laisné's vast project is a very different kind of office development.

There is so much in their new strategy that I can't get it all in the title.

Smog-choked, traffic-clogged Tehran may seem an unlikely candidate for an environmental honor, but the Iranian capital's aggressive recent moves to improve its public-transit

A remarkable exhibition of the future of transportation is mounted in the middle of industrial archaeology.

From Japanese designer Sakura Adachi comes this marvel of space-saving design: "Trick," the bookshelf that hides a table and two chairs. Featured by Italian manufacturer Campeggi at the 2010 Salone del Mobile in Milan, this is a great

TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste -- on less money -- but with more design. He calls it LifeEdited. To find each ideal piece of furniture for his small Ne

You want your kid to have a desk that fits her, to do homework, play and draw. You also want your kid to grow up, eventually. But you don't want to buy a new desk every few years as she outgrows the old one. So

Designer Paulo Alves took down all walls and created multi-function furniture for his small place.

This automated smart home system for small apartments takes the effort out of having to transform your all-in-one furniture unit by hand.

It's one answer to the complaint that tiny houses are too small: build it with an electrically operated, expandable slide-out.

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.

In Ottawa, Canada, self-driving cars are being touted as a reason to delay transit investment.

Photo from Eco-Rally USA Eco-Rally USA, a grassroots transportation group, is launching a trip across the United States aimed at helping to accelerate clean energy vehicles to become the standard for automobiles rather than the exception. The tour start

Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure.

Lloyd Alter would be so proud.

Michael Pollan's latest book is a wonderful exploration of how cooking connects us all, socially and ecologically.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation shows how thinking circular could change the way we live for the better.

The leader of the Catholic Church used his strongest language yet to call for 'decisive action, here and now.'

Unless, of course, TINA gets in the way.