Foreign Policy Adrift
Former SecDef Blasts Foreign Policy Failures

Former SecDef Chuck Hagel is back, and he’s not happy.

The Mess in the Middle East
Turkey and Israel to Restore Diplomatic Ties

Turkey’s worries about Russia are again pushing it toward the West, and Israel’s gas reserves are giving the country new regional clout.

The Anti-American Visa
The Prove Trump Right Act of 2015

Lawmakers slip tripling of H-2B visas into omnibus.

Africa's God Wars
World Wakes Up to Possible Atrocities Imminent in Burundi

U.N. leaders warn that broad ethnic violence may be imminent.

The European Immigration Crisis
Turkey Isn’t Stopping Migrant Flows to the EU

Two reports show only marginal, likely weather-related drop-offs.

Shia-Sunni War Goes Global
Shi’a Sect Alleges Military Massacre in Nigeria

Up to a thousand may be dead at the hands of the Nigerian Army.

Cuba One Year Later
One Socialist Hellhole Implosion at a Time Please

The big driver of Cuba’s foreign policy moves is the continuing implosion of Venezuela.

The World on Fire
Counter-Terror Alliance—Or Counter-Shia?

Saudi Arabia announces new, 34-nation Islamic alliance against terror.

Rand Slide Redux
Third Time’s a Charm?

The rand continues to fall amidst the impression that the President is out of his depth.

Shots Fired in the Med
Turkey Blinks?

After a weekend of squaring off with Russia, Erdogan may be backing down.

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