Russian Whispers
Putin Cancels Meetings amid Health Rumors

Did Putin get felled by a stroke? He hasn’t been seen in public since March 6.

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Compare and Contrast
Apostasy in Saudi Arabia and Utah

If you are inclined toward apostasy, do it in Utah rather than the Middle East. And thank God for the constitution of the United States!

Egypt under Sisi
Bombings Threaten Egypt Investment

With a surge in bombing attacks possibly related to a major investment conference, Egypt is facing serious economic and security problems.

Anniversaries
The Ugly Reality of War

Today marks the anniversary of the United States’ firebombing of Tokyo in World War 2, which killed 105,400 civilians in a single night. It is important to reflect on what war is, and why it is worth working hard to prevent it.

Common Front
Tusk: New EU Sanctions on Russia “Impossible”

The only way he sees sanctions increasing is if Russian-backed rebels restart the war.

Modern China
Papa Xi and the Cult of Personality

Xi is centralizing power in a way China hasn’t seen since Mao.

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The Costs of "Victory"
Collateral Damage

Russia appears to have triumphed on the battlefield in Ukraine, but in doing so it has done at least as much damage to itself as its poor neighbor.

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Russia and the West
The Murder of Boris Nemtsov and Our Obligations

Speaking out against Russian human rights abuses from the safety of Washington is easy. Doing it in Russia is hard. Doing it even though no one seems to care takes a steeliness of nerve few have.

The Evolution of Erdogan
Turkey Takes a Tumble

Erdogan takes a financial gamble to keep Turkey’s economic bubble from popping.

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Immigration and Assimilation
Many Mestizo Nations

What are the prospects for immigrants assimilating—in Europe as well as in the United States? Perhaps not as bad as you might believe.

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