Christians in the Middle East
The Obama Administration and the Question of Genocide

When you use the word, you have a legal obligation to do something about the reality.

The European Immigration Crisis
Eastern Europe Puts Pressure on Athens, Berlin

Visegrad countries propose immigration “Plan B.”

A Continent in Trouble
Don’t Look Now, but Club Med Is Still in Trouble

Sluggish growth, budget deficits, and austerity rules bring back old fights in Italy and Spain at a terrible time.

Law & Order
Sometimes Bad News Is Also Good News

Israeli ex-PM goes to jail—because the system works.

Requiescat in pace
His Friends Called Him Nino

Justice Scalia will be mourned across the aisle, and remembered for his vivid personality as well as intellect.

The European Immigration Crisis
A Turning-Point in the Refugee Crisis?

New NATO initiative is slapdash and made up on the fly—but it contains a very important detail.

The Afterparty Continues
The Once and Future War?

Libya may now host twice as many ISIS fighters as previously thought. Back for round 2?

The Mess in the Middle East
Turkey’s Kurdish Problem—and Ours

Turkey has expressed outrage that the U.S. is working with the Syrian Kurds against ISIS.

The Syrian Civil War
More Syrians Try to Flee as Aleppo Fight Looms

Repercussions of Syria are reaching Europe—and Putin knows it.

The Secret War
Threats Rise But Intel Spending Going Down

Spending cuts threaten intelligence capabilities—especially in IT.

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