Egypt is appealing to the international community to back an effort to disarm the Libyan militias. Whether this appeal succeeds or not, it is clear that Egypt is prepared to act on the growing danger next door.

If the 2017 French presidential elections were held today, a new poll shows Marine Le Pen would best Hollande in the second round runoff. Her growing popularity reflects a wider trend that is debilitating the EU.

The Palestinian Authority leader threatened to withdraw from the unity government with Hamas on Saturday. Hamas now faces a notable degree of regional isolation, even if has gained some popularity among Palestinians.

Whenever the U.S. Government has a choice between doing nothing and sending in the cavalry to sort out a non-vital national security contingency, it is a sure sign of an antecedent failure of imagination and planning.

The Department of Health and Human Services is investigating several blood testing labs across the country for paying doctors extra fees for processing and handling drawn blood. This is a victory against incentivizing doctors to over-treat, but many more such incentives still plague our health care system.

The cease-fire is officially holding, though there have been bursts of fighting all weekend. Meanwhile, Russia still appears to be funneling arms to the rebels.

Ireland’s former European Affairs Minister thinks that the weekend’s poll was a “major wake-up call” for Irish people.

Last year China was the largest market for industrial robots in the world. Managing the dislocations stemming from the transition to an information age economy will be a key test for Beijing.

A new book on Eichmann supposedly proves Arendt was wrong when she spoke about the “banality of evil”. But it turns out, that phrase of Arendt’s itself is greatly misunderstood.

A “Yes” vote in Scotland is looking to create a huge mess in the disuniting kingdom. Make no mistake: the break-up of a 300 year old union that within living memory was the greatest power on earth will resonate.