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The Gaza War
The Media’s Role in Hamas’ War Strategy

Hamas’ PR strategy can only work if international news media follows the script, whether willingly or under coercion.

Call to Arms
Pakistan Looks to Buy Weapons from Russia

Pakistan is working to buy helicopters from Russia, in an arms deal that has little precedence. But this shift in Cold War-era alliances (Pakistan with the U.S., India with Russia) is only the latest reminder that geopolitics is in flux all over the world.

Cold Shoulder
Germany Kills Arms Deal With Russia

Germany has nixed an arms deal with Russia, to Moscow’s predictable fury. Meanwhile, European sanctions aren’t quite having the desired impact, and Russia is massing even more troops at the Ukrainian border.

God Wars
US, Africa to Discuss Rise of Terrorist Groups

The first U.S.-Africa Summit, now in session, will discuss strategic responses to the growing threat of terrorism on the continent. But despite its involvement in many African countries, the U.S. is still searching for a strategy.

Code Blue
No College for New Coders

Young Americans are increasingly skipping the university computer science degree and learning the trade at vocational coding schools.

Arabs vs Hamas
Egypt Still Trying to Crush Hamas

The fine print of a recent Egyptian ceasefire proposal underscores the strange new alliance of interests emerging in the Middle East.

Flare Despair
Lighting Money on Fire in North Dakota

Under-built pipeline infrastructure is forcing drillers in North Dakota to set on fire the gas they can’t get to market. Flaring, as this process is called, hurts gas companies and Gaia alike, and landowners aren’t happy with it, either.

Asia's Game of Thrones
China Declares Right to Build on Disputed Islets

China declared its right to build ahead of a regional conference at which opponents hoped to stop China’s aggression. Well, not so fast.

Loco Motion
CA Gov. Jerry Brown: Nothing Stops This Train

The proposed CA high speed bullet train is our country’s biggest and most misguided boondoggle. But Gov. Jerry Brown is determined to double down on it at all costs.

Showdown
High Noon in Eastern Ukraine

With Ukraine advising civilians to leave Donetsk ahead of a battle with the separatists, and given Putin’s well-known unwillingness to back down, the situation could escalate into outright war.

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