Foreign Policy
GOP Ditches Jefferson

A new poll shows the partisan gap on strengthening the military is the widest it has been in fifteen years.

American Power
Report: U.S. Losing Influence in Asia

New report on Asia claims that “[t]he balance of military power in the region is shifting against the United States.”

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How the West Misjudged Russia Part 3
Shades of Pragmatism

Western analysts have failed to understand Russia for many of the same reasons they failed to understand the Soviet Union: a rejection of normative criteria.

PC Campus Culture
A Win for Sanity at Oberlin

Repudiating campus protesters isn’t enough to fix the modern university, but it’s a good start.

Abortion in America
The Abortion Issue Won’t Go Away

The pro-life cause persists—and continues, by some metrics, to gain ground—despite the shift towards “progressive” mores on issues like same-sex marriage

Crude Economics
Petrostates Still in Peril After Oil’s Rebound

Crude prices are up nearly 10 percent in trading today, but OPEC’s members—and to a certain extent the U.S.—are still in trouble.

Egypt in Turmoil
Egyptian Government Still Worried About Stability

January 25th will mark fifth anniversary of Tahrir Square. Egyptian government still worried about a repeat.

China's Global Reach
China’s Pivot to the Middle East

Xi has been flattering both Iran and Saudi Arabia on his trip. Is that inconsistent?

Pension Meltdown
Crunch Time for Pensions

The recent stock market declines have made the challenges facing state and local pension funds even more acute.

The Sunni-Shi'a War
Will We See a Sudanese Embassy in Jerusalem?

As Sunni-Shi’a battle lines harden, former Iranian ally looks to Saudi Arabia—and Israel.

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