The Wages of Terrorism
Turkey Tourism Bookings Down 40 percent

Concerns about security hit one of the last few bright spots in the Turkish economy.

Of Immigration and Indenturement
Majority of $1B Tech Companies Started by Immigrants

A new study shows what immigrants add to the market—and why H-1B visas are a terrible idea.

Latin Lefty Meltdown
The Lights Go Off in Venezuela

Electricity crisis causes nation to take weeklong vacation.

Defeating ISIS
ISIS Lost 22% of Territory Since Start of 2015

U.S. taking out more leaders, but bombings are down.

A Belated Recognition
Kerry: ISIS is Committing Genocide Against Christians

Legally-mandated report acknowledges the obvious—but will anything be done about it?

The Syrian Civil War
Kurds to Declare “Federal Region” in Syria

Russia in favor, Turkey opposed, U.S. in the middle.

The Future of Europe
Tomorrow Belongs To… Who?

Youth vote drove German far-right victories.

Referenda for All
A Vote of Their Very Own

New poll shows many mainland EU countries want referenda, too.

Egypt in trouble
Egypt Devalues Pound

Sisi appears to be listening to his technocrats. Good news, such as it is.

Mission Accomplished?
Putin Announces Withdrawal From Syria

That probably means that President Obama’s confident predictions of Russia getting bogged down will probably not pan out.

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