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Religion & Other Curiosities
Desecularization

A look at India, Israel, Algeria, Russia and China shows just how secularization and desecularization have worked in tandem through the years.

Hands Off ADIZ Islands
China Angry at U.S. Plans for South China Sea

China has furiously answered leaks of U.S. plans to send patrol planes and naval vessels into the South China Sea. Will the White House follow through?

Hands Off ADIZ Islands
Obama Mulls Sending Ships to South China Sea

It’s a bold and provocative move. Will China take the hint or try to stare the President down?

The Unofficial Truth
The Nemtsov Files

Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition figure assassinated right outside the Kremlin earlier this year, is speaking from beyond the grave: a report he had been researching at the time of his death, on Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, was released today by his colleague Ilya Yashin.Russia has anywhere between 8,000 and 10,000 troops in eastern Ukraine—a sizable percentage […]

Vinegar and Honey
Georgian President: Russia is Alien To Us

Lessons for Moscow: heavy-handed, bullying tactics in your neighborhood won’t win you any points in your near-abroad.

The Never-ending Libyan Afterparty
Libya Attacks Turkish Ship in International Waters

The humanitarian war in Libya just keeps yielding more excitement.

Syrian Chemical Attacks
Assad Still Has Sarin Gas

Adam Garfinkle called it in 2013: Assad signing to the Chemical Weapons Convention was just a ploy to have us dispose of his useless stocks of chemical weapons while he held on to the deadly parts of his arsenal.

To Pay or Not To Pay
Thinking The Unthinkable

As Athens reaches its next crossroads, voices are rising within Angela Merkel’s own party to cut the Greeks free.

Blue Bust
Illinois Supreme Court Rules Against Arithmetic

Illinois pension reform plan is ruled unconstitutional, leaving the governor the unenviable choice of either slashing services or taxing the economy into oblivion.

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Elections in the UK
Four Funerals and an Election

As the dust settles on the UK elections, it’s time to take stock of what lies ahead for David Cameron. His tasks are daunting.

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