Nukes Ships and Sanctions
Iran’s Green Eggs and Ham Diplomacy

As the Iranian ship approaches Yemeni waters, a familiar refrain.

Pope Francis & the Media
The Pope’s Deeper Meaning on Palestine

Two recent canonizations are the latest gesture the media has willfully misinterpreted.

The End of Iraq
The Ugly Dilemma in Ramadi

Does we support Shi’a militias in a potential bloodbath, or wave goodbye to Iraq as we know it?

Iran Attacks Persian Gulf Shipping
Iran’s Gunboat Diplomacy

Iran attacks another ship in the Persian Gulf. Did Tehran learn the worst possible lesson from Maersk Tigris?

Whither Europe?
Euroskepticism: Down in the South, Up in the North

The Finns enter government, and Cameron comes back with a referendum mandate. Podemos and Syriza, on the other hand, are down.

Johan Persson – Company of Wolf Hall – West End, Aldwych
The Tudors
A Wolf Eat Wolf World

Wolf Hall: sex, religion, violence, and why the Tudors still captivate 500 years later.

The European Refugee Crisis
Refugee Quotas for EU Nations?

An EU proposal would force member nations to take a certain proportion of refugees.

The EU vs Silicon Valley
Europe’s Innovation Problem

Objecting to “the economic disruption of the digital age?” Good luck with that.

Corker-Menendez
Congress is Back, Baby

Unanimous Corker-Menendez committee vote signals the Senate is eager to resume an equal seat at table on foreign policy.

Corker-Menendez
The Congressional Fight over the Iran Deal Begins

The new bill on Iran could be the biggest inter-branch fight over foreign policy in a generation.

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