Middle East Aflame
Putting a Brave Face on ISIS Advances

A meeting of stakeholders of the anti-ISIS coalition met in Paris and concluded that everything’s going swimmingly. What kind of victories will ISIS need to score for a change in strategy?

Middle East Aflame
Assad Broadens The Sectarian War

Thousands of Pakistani and Afghan mercenaries are flooding into Syria, financed by Iran, which is doubling down on its commitment to keep Assad in power.

Biotechnology
A Cancer Breakthrough

Researchers have made a “once in a generation” leap in the fight against cancer, harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancerous cells.

Foreign Policy a la Modi
Modi Will Go To Israel

It’s official: Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to visit Jerusalem. This is a critical moment for both Israel and India.

Shangri-La Fallout
China Unfazed By US Criticism

Chinese officials appear to have been pleasantly surprised by the tone of Secretary Carter’s presentation at the Shangri-La conference in Singapore, and appear content to keep building in the South China Sea as the United States complains.

An Unappetizing Menu
How We’re Failing in the Middle East

Though strategic incoherence was hardly absence from the Bush administration’s policies in the same region, it is not easy to recall a moment of similar incoherence, ineptitude and strategic disarray in American foreign policy as we’re seeing today.

Putinism
Potemkin Village Foreign Policy

Russia announced it would participate in joint naval drills with China in 2016 in the South China Sea. The announcement makes for great headlines, but there’s less than meets the eye here.

100 Years
The Armenian Genocide and Its Deniers

The 100th year anniversary of one of the great crimes of the 20th century provides a moment to reflect.

Blue Model Meltdown
Crisis Point Approaching in Illinois

The State Supreme Court ruling against pension reform couldn’t have come at a worse time for Illinois’ gridlocked government.

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Understanding Diversity
Obama, Anti-Semitism and Iran

Are anti-Semites ultimately rational actors who happen to hold despicable views? Or does their prejudice warp their perception of the world so fundamentally that they calculate risks and rewards differently from most Western elites?

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