European Nightmare
Jihadists Using Refugee Flows?

Europe’s dream of a post-historical universe is collapsing.

The Future of Africa
Biafra May Be Staging a Comeback

More and more Igbo want out of Nigeria. Multi-ethnic federations are often not very well run.

Islamism and Modernity
More Evidence that ISIS Fails the Reality Test

ISIS isn’t able to turn Islamic extremism into a workable governing ideology.

The World on Fire
President Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy, Libya Edition

The President jets to Paris climate conference while ISIS tightens its hold on Libya.

The First Global Civilization
The Big China Story Nobody’s Really Covering

Unlike many of the small bore issues the press covers instead, the Chinese Discovery of the World is a major story which deserves more attention and analysis.

Migrant Mess
The EU’s Historic Cave to Turkey

Because Europe has no real policy on Syrian refugees and no means of developing one in anything like a timely fashion, it was reduced to paying virtually any price Turkey chose to name.

After Blue
Getting to the Next American Dream

Forward-thinking politicians need to develop a reform agenda that can help our society move toward a new version of the American Dream.

The Santa-Industrial Complex
Americans Saving More Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season

Economists and retailers are worried, but this is ultimately a good thing.

Foreign Policy Adrift
Oil Spikes after Jet Strike

President Obama’s pivot away from the Middle East was only possible because of his belief that what happened in the Middle East could stay in the Middle East. But we are now seeing how false that belief is.

Turks Down Russian Bomber
NATO Must Have Turkey’s Back

Whether Russia or Turkey is more to blame with respect to this particular situation, overall there is no doubt that Russia is the country that bears the political responsibility for the incident.

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