New polls show that Labour could lose almost all of its Scottish MPs to the Scottish Nationalist Party, but the dissatisfaction with European politics-as-usual extends far beyond the Scottish border.

As the U.S. works towards a nuclear deal with Iran and fights along with it against ISIS, the two countries seem headed towards rapprochement. But making common cause with Iran raises serious questions about U.S. strategy in the Middle East.

Egypt is clearing out a half-kilometer buffer zone along its border with Gaza following an attack on Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai. The buffer will also be to Israel’s benefit—another sign that Egypt and Israel’s interests are now in unusually close alignment.

Former defense insiders spill their grievances about the security team’s insularity and incompetence to Politico’s Michael Hirsch.

A UN investigator has released a series of reports detailing the atrocious state of human rights in Iran. The U.S. should keep this in mind when working toward a nuclear deal with the “moderate” Rouhani.

The Islamist Ennahda party has come in second in Tunisia’s first full parliamentary elections under its new constitution. Islamism isn’t about to disappear, but Tunisia has turned out to be the only success story of the Arab Spring.

John Allen, the White House’s point man on countering ISIS, has said that taking Damascus is not a part of U.S. strategy. Our Sunni allies think otherwise, and they won’t be happy to hear this.

Nigeria doesn’t share Syria’s experience with state-building, which will make dealing with Boko Haram in some ways more difficult than dealing with ISIS, even if the latter is a more direct threat to the West. That’s likely to have costs—and not only for Nigeria.

ISIS is attacking Lebanon’s border, and meanwhile, gaining influence among the country’s Sunnis. With dissent in the national army, poor finances, and Hezbollah’s all-in support for Assad, Lebanon is trying to prevent the Syrian Civil War from becoming a Lebanese Civil War.

George Soros attacks the West for not doing enough to safeguard Ukraine.