Iran’s new status quo on sanctions has them receiving more in a month than we’ve given to Syrian rebels in total.

Europe’s extreme politicians love to contrast Putin’s masculine statebuilding with the state of emasculated Europe under the aegis of American military control. Marine Le Pen’s 9 million euro sweetheart deal with a Russian bank only highlights the friendly ties between Vladimir Putin and the European far right and left.

The Iranian nuclear deadline has come and gone without a deal. Talks are set to be extended for another seven months. It’s great news for Iran, less so for Western leaders unwilling to reconsider a failed policy.

A murky Chinese firm is behind the Nicaraguan Canal project, which breaks ground next month. The degree to which the PLA is involved in this project should keep U.S. strategists on their toes.

Kuwait has a novel solution to the problem of stateless workers. But the Gulf has a long record of mistreating its labor force—which is undermining its efforts at soft power.

Sarkozy is reaching out to far-right voters, in the run-up to a Presidential election in which he’s likely to face off against Marine Le Pen.

Brian R. Sullivan, the editor of Margherita Serfatti’s memoir, takes issue with Michael McDonald’s recent review in our pages. Michael McDonald replies.

Israel and the Palestinian Authority have arrested members of a Hamas cell directed from a “command post” in Turkey.

Jordan is threatening to rescind a $15 billion deal to import gas from Israel. That would undermine Israel’s long term energy strategy.

CIA Director John Brennan has proposed to do away with operational divisions that date back to the Cold War, and reorganize the agency along post-9/11 lines. It’s a great idea.