Now that Russian sorties into Eastern Europe have been headline news for months, it’s easy to forget that Putin’s gaze reaches to Kazakhstan and Central Asia as well.

As Israelis mourn the murder of four rabbis and a policeman, Israel must remain strong in the face of terror. But it cannot lose sight of the fact that its ultimate goal is to live quietly among its neighbors.

An Austrian novelist once wrote “Home is where one was a child.” Stories from around the world illustrate how immigration is a very difficult moral issue for liberal democracies today.

Iran has quietly positioned itself to turn a failed deal into a diplomatic and domestic political victory.

In case you missed it, go back and listen to our podcast from yesterday: great analysis from Gary Samore on the Iran talks and Elizabeth Economy on the U.S.-China breakthroughs at APEC.

If President Obama takes steps on immigration reform that he himself has characterized as beyond his powers, the damage to public confidence in the system and the President will be immense and very hard to repair.

Iraq’s central government struck a deal over Kurdish oil late last week resolving a longstanding dispute. It’s welcome news, but the barriers to Iraq’s political and military effectiveness remain steep.

Japan’s economy is stalling. This is about more than just economics or Prime Minister Abe’s political fortunes. It is of key significance to the contest for supremacy in the Pacific.

Romanian voters have elected as President an unabashedly pro-West candidate who has decried Hungary’s illiberal turn under Viktor Orban.

There’s a fierce debate in Israel over whether the series of attacks on Israeli civilians and mass Palestinian unrest is the result of Palestinian radicalism or the provocations of Netanyahu’s government. Frustratingly, both sides are right.