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Huddled Masses Yearning
Europe’s Immigration Crisis

The rising numbers of new arrivals are putting a serious strain on Europe’s migration outposts and heating up the immigration debate across the EU.

Middle East Aflame
A New Red Line In Syria

The Administration is building the right sort of coalition to take down ISIS, and says it’s committed to the group’s total destruction. Good. The rollout of the announcement? Less so.

Reforming Delivery
Liberals Borrow GOP Ideas for Controlling Health Care Costs

The Center for American Progress has released a new plan for controlling health care costs by devolving power over health care reform policy to the states. We might actually see the health care discussion start moving in a productive direction.

NATO or Not?
Even With A World On Fire, NATO Members Unwilling to Ante Up

Diplomats at the NATO Summit were unable to secure a binding agreement among members to hit the alliance’s spending target—2% of GDP for each country.

Route 666
Another Nail In The Coffin of "Neo-Ottomanism"?

Turkey moves to stop terrorists traveling through its territory to Syria, no longer turning a blind eye to the “jihadist highway.” This is just the latest sign that neo-Ottomanism is coming back to haunt Erdogan and Davutoglu.

A Problem for Putin
Western Sanctions Threaten Russia’s Energy Future

Russia may be doing its very best to act as if Western sanctions aren’t affecting it, but Moscow’s long-term energy ambitions are being seriously threatened by these measures.

Great Scot!
Goldman Sachs Panics as Scots Warm to Independence

After a surprise debate win for SNP leader Alex Salmond, polls are registering a huge swing of support for the Scottish independence movement. With the vote only two weeks away, critics of independence are getting panicked.

Game of Thrones: nuclear edition
Australia Looks to Sell Uranium to India

Australian PM Tony Abbott has announced that his country is looking to sell uranium to India, even though India is one of only three potentially nuclear countries not to have signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement.

Abe on the High Wire
Japanese Cabinet Reshuffle Puts Pro-China Officials in Top Positions

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe places pro-China officials in key posts in his newly appointed cabinet. He’s working to reach out to Beijing while at the same time balancing China’s power in the region.

Bankrupt Healthcare
Slowdown or Not, Health Care Reform Is Still Needed

Actuaries at the Center of Medicaid and Medicare Services now think the celebrated health care slowdown will begin to reverse itself. But whether they are right or wrong, U.S. healthcare is still badly in need of reform.

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