The Siloviki Shuffle
And Then There Were None?

The head of the head of the Investigative Committee might be next up on the chopping block.

Europe Post-Brexit
The Real Importance of the EU Defense Discussion

A European army would shift the balance of power in the block towards France and away from Germany. It would also complicate transatlantic cooperation—one of the main reasons many Americans were urging Britain to remain in the EU.

Migrant Backlash
The Next Referendum on Merkel’s Migrant Policies

The AfD is surging ahead of a vote in Berlin.

Siloviki Shuffle
Busted Anti-Corruption Official Cashed Out for $120 Million

The FSB’s notorious 6th Service nets itself another victim as it consolidates control over the financial sector protection racket.

Religion & Other Curiosities
Can Atheists Be Good People?

Yes. Understanding why this is true sheds light on one important formula of peace in a pluralist society.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Duterte Pivoting Away?

China sees Duterte’s recent snubs of the U.S. as signs of a potential “turning point” in its relationship with the Philippines.

The Libyan Afterparty Continues
Our Press Falls Down on the Job Again

No one needs Bush-era press inquisitions to make a return. But some more questioning by the media as to why Libya has turned out to be such a colossal disaster would be welcome.

The Long Game
Why Pakistan Sticks to Its Guns

Communal tensions in India suggest to the military and intelligence elites in Islamabad that the rising power of Islam will eventually lead to the undoing of India.

Pivot to Asia
Bad Optics

This visit won’t make the Obama Administration’s middling legacy in Asia look any better.

Pivot to Asia
NYT Admits Obama’s Asia Policy Is No Success

It will be interesting to see how the intellectual and journalistic establishments process the gap between what Obama said he would accomplish and what actually happened on his watch.

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